Thursday's Cincinnati round of 16 pits Aryna Sabalenka against Sara Bejlek on hard. Aryna Sabalenka has won 7 of the last 10. Sara Bejlek brings a 3-match winning streak into this one, 7-3 across the last ten.
Sabalenka's 67% behind the first serve (against 57.7% for Bejlek) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Anything other than a Sabalenka win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.