A spot in the next round is at stake on Saturday, when Julia Grabher goes up against Oksana Selekhmeteva in the Tolentino semifinal. Julia Grabher brings a 3-match winning streak into this one, 7-3 across the last ten. Oksana Selekhmeteva has won 3 in a row and 6 of the last 10 overall.
Julia Grabher simply rates much higher on clay, and our number follows from it. Grabher comes in off a compressed schedule; Selekhmeteva comes in off a compressed schedule. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Grabher fractionally more likely to land the big points.