Elena Gabriela Ruse and Lilli Tagger meet in the first round at Beijing on Wednesday. Lilli Tagger is 6-4 across recent matches. Elena Gabriela Ruse has won 4 of the last 10.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Tagger fractionally more likely to land the big points.