A spot in the next round is at stake on Wednesday, when Katie Boulter goes up against Viktorija Golubic in the Osaka round of 16. Viktorija Golubic comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Katie Boulter limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 3 wins in 10.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Boulter comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Golubic gets the nod on the finest of margins.