Novak has advanced to the quarterfinals. He will face world number 22 Cobolli on Wednesday. I think he will beat Cobolli and advance to the semifinals, but can he advance beyond the semifinals? Very difficult.
I will be following the match between Fritz and Khachanov today. Fritz is the world number five and a big favorite, but I expect a surprise from Khachanov.
The other quarterfinal match will see Alcaraz and Norrie face off. I think Alcaraz will easily defeat Norrie and advance to the semifinals.
I have to be agreed with you about few points but still it's going to be interesting Uzbekistan is now one of the good sides in Asian region and things are clearly favouring them for having good results in future because they are having good skills and talented players.
Recently few players joined big clubs which give them good boost still need them to have good performance against top teams in the future, but their recent performance is not bad at all currently they are ranked 66th in FIFA rankings, but I am sure this is going to be improved with they are having strong structure which will help their youngsters for having good results.
Difference of quality is huge but still with quality and consistent performance few teams can do much better which will give them confidence for big events like FIFA World Cup in the future.