Cristina Bucsa and Polina Kudermetova meet in the round of 32 at Washington on Tuesday. Cristina Bucsa is searching for form, having lost 5 in a row (4 of the last 10). Polina Kudermetova is searching for form, having lost 3 in a row (5 of the last 10).

The two have never played — a first meeting always adds a layer of uncertainty the numbers can't fully capture.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Little separates them; Bucsa gets the nod on the finest of margins.