Tiffon arrives in the quarter-finals with four consecutive wins, including notable victories over Dimitrov and Herbert in straight sets. The Spanish player's only recent loss came against Guerrieri, but he has shown strong form on clay at Aix.

Coppejans enters the quarter-finals having won four of his last five matches, with dominant performances including a straight-set victory over Royer. The Belgian is ranked 83 places higher than his opponent and comes in with momentum from a solid run through the early rounds.