N. Kawaguchi takes on P. M. Nugroho at the W15 Tianjin 4, contested on hard courts. N. Kawaguchi enters ranked #401 while P. Nugroho sits at #395, a closely-matched pairing on paper. It is a clash of contrasting recent fortunes, and the hard courts should have plenty to say about which way it turns.

P. M. Nugroho is ranked #395 on the ITF tour with 159 ranking points.

N. Kawaguchi is ranked #401 on the ITF tour with 158 ranking points.

N. Kawaguchi and P. Nugroho have no prior tour-level meetings, adding an unknown to the read.

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