Alex Bolt, ranked 147, represents Australia in this Jiujiang qualification match on hard court. The Australian has shown mixed recent form with three wins in his last five matches, including straight-set victories over G. Hussey and A. Wang, though he suffered consecutive losses to I. Simakin and Y. Bu. Bolt faces A. Walton with no head-to-head history between the two players.

Alex Walton, ranked 117 and also from Australia, brings a slightly stronger ranking to this Jiujiang qualifier on hard court. Walton's recent form includes two wins in his last five matches, with notable victories over Wu Tung-Lin and J. Cui, balanced against losses to K. Khachanov and Y. Bu. This will be the first career meeting between Walton and Bolt in professional tennis.