Thursday's Beijing first round pits Katerina Siniakova against Magda Linette on hard. Katerina Siniakova has won 4 of the last 10. Magda Linette limps in on a 4-match losing skid, just 3 wins in 10.

Katerina Siniakova simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Siniakova fractionally more likely to land the big points.