A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Anhelina Kalinina goes up against Darja Vidmanova in the Cincinnati first round. Anhelina Kalinina is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (4 of the last 10). Darja Vidmanova is 4-6 across recent matches.
There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. The edge belongs to Kalinina — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.