Igor Andreev is in action against Mischa Zverev on day one in Gstaad.
Andreev's career has seen better days. Once renowned for his colossal forehand, Andreev won three titles back in 2005 and was seen as the future of Russian tennis, the successor to Safin and Kafelnikov. However he has been usurped and left behind by Mikhail Youzhny as his own career has faded.
Currently ranked 77, Andreev has shown few signs he can get back in the top 50. Since Wimbledon he has played just a single event, losing to Argentine qualifier Diego Junqueira in Bastad.
However in Zverev he's up against a man also struggling for form The German, ranked 116, is currently on a four match losing streak and has won just two since the start of May.
Zverev did win the last match between these two but that was indoors in Shanghai last autumn, one of the German's more favoured surfaces.
It's a tough match to predict between two out of form players but look for Andreev to shade this one.
