A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Ekaterina Alexandrova goes up against Leylah Fernandez in the Ningbo quarterfinal. Ekaterina Alexandrova comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Leylah Fernandez has won 8 of the last 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 Alexandrova is exactly that — a lean.