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.