Monday's Samsun round of 32 pits Dominika Salkova against Himeno Sakatsume on hard. Dominika Salkova comes in at 4 wins from the last ten. Himeno Sakatsume limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 3 wins in 10.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Salkova is exactly that — a lean.