A single match win decides who advances in the Zagreb draw and who collects ATP ranking points.
The scoreline also determines whether the match passes three sets and whether game totals clear various over/under thresholds like 21.5, 22.5, and 23.5 games.
Mili Poljicak and Dominic Stephan Stricker are the two competitors whose play will determine the match winner and set counts.
Their coaches, the tournament physio, and the chair umpire can influence momentum via tactical adjustments, treatment, and enforcement of time or medical breaks during tight games.
Serving performance and return pressure move the odds most directly in a best-of-three match.
Match-level drivers include first-serve percentage, break-point conversion, physical freshness, any niggling injuries, how each handles tiebreak points, and court speed.
Pre-match warmups and the first four service games often reveal who is timing shots and who struggles on return.
Watch early break-point chances, any medical timeouts, tiebreak formation, and set durations to judge whether totals clear 21.5–23.5 games or the match goes three sets.