Monday's Wimbledon round of 16 pits Alexandra Eala against Jasmine Paolini on grass. Alexandra Eala is rolling — 4 straight wins, 7 of 10 in recent play. Jasmine Paolini has won 4 in a row and 6 of the last 10 overall.
Alexandra Eala leads the head-to-head 1-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one.
On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Eala comes in off a compressed schedule; Paolini comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Eala gets the nod on the finest of margins.