A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Anna Blinkova goes up against Katarina Zavatska in the Courmayeur (Italy) round of 16. Anna Blinkova comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Katarina Zavatska is 3-7 across recent matches.

Blinkova's 61.5% behind the first serve (against 54.9% for Zavatska) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. If Blinkova plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.