Kayla Day and Liudmila Samsonova meet in the round of 16 at Guadalajara on Thursday. Liudmila Samsonova limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 6 wins in 10. Kayla Day comes in at 3 wins from the last ten.
Samsonova's 69.2% behind the first serve (against 63.3% for Day) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. If Samsonova plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Kayla Day | Liudmila Samsonova |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 60.7% | 55.7% |
| 1st serve points won | 63.3% | 69.2% |
| 2nd serve points won | 44.1% | 46.6% |
The rest of the numbers
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