A spot in the next round is at stake on Wednesday, when Diana Shnaider goes up against Yulia Putintseva in the Wuhan round of 32. Diana Shnaider comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Yulia Putintseva is 5-5 across recent matches.

Diana Shnaider simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Shnaider comes in off a compressed schedule; Putintseva comes in off a compressed schedule. The edge belongs to Shnaider — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.