A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Vera Zvonareva goes up against Viktoria Hruncakova in the Istanbul 2 (Turkey) round of 16. Vera Zvonareva is searching for form, having lost 3 in a row (4 of the last 10). Viktoria Hruncakova comes in at 4 wins from the last ten.
The two have never played — a first meeting always adds a layer of uncertainty the numbers can't fully capture.
Vera Zvonareva is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Zvonareva around 52%. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Zvonareva is exactly that — a lean.