A spot in the next round is at stake on Monday, when Talia Gibson goes up against Tatjana Maria in the Memphis (Usa) round of 32. Talia Gibson limps in on a 3-match losing skid, just 3 wins in 10. Tatjana Maria is rolling — 5 straight wins, 8 of 10 in recent play.
Tatjana Maria leads the head-to-head 1-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On hard specifically it reads 1-0 Maria — worth more than the overall number this week.
There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. Gibson should have enough here, though Maria has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.