Tuesday's Hertogenbosch round of 32 pits Elena Gabriela Ruse against Tamara Korpatsch on grass. Elena Gabriela Ruse limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10. Tamara Korpatsch has won 3 in a row and 6 of the last 10 overall.
Tamara Korpatsch leads the head-to-head 1-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one.
The serve is where this match separates: Ruse has been winning 63.6% of first-serve points to Korpatsch's 59.8%, and on grass that gap compounds fast. Anything other than a Ruse win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.