A spot in the next round is at stake on Tuesday, when Ekaterina Alexandrova goes up against Linda Noskova in the Beijing round of 16. Linda Noskova is rolling — 5 straight wins, 9 of 10 in recent play. Ekaterina Alexandrova comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.

Linda Noskova simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. The edge belongs to Noskova — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.