Wednesday's Newport round of 32 pits Carol Zhao against Lucrezia Stefanini on grass. Carol Zhao has dropped 4 straight and sits at 4-6 over the last ten. Lucrezia Stefanini comes in at 3 wins from the last ten.
There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.
Hold strength tells the story — 60.7% versus 54.8% on first-serve points in Zhao's favor. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Zhao is exactly that — a lean.