Alexandra Eala and Qinwen Zheng meet in the round of 32 at Washington on Tuesday. Qinwen Zheng limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Alexandra Eala comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
The serve is where this match separates: Zheng has been winning 72.1% of first-serve points to Eala's 60.3%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Zheng.