Friday's Cincinnati first round pits Anna Blinkova against Mananchaya Sawangkaew on hard. Mananchaya Sawangkaew comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Anna Blinkova has dropped 3 straight and sits at 3-7 over the last ten.
Sawangkaew's 64.2% behind the first serve (against 61.1% for Blinkova) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Sawangkaew.