Anastasia Gasanova and Harmony Tan meet in the round of 16 at Istanbul 2 (Turkey) on Wednesday. Harmony Tan is 4-6 across recent matches. Anastasia Gasanova limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Tan comes in off a compressed schedule. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Tan is exactly that — a lean.