Lanlana Tararudee and Maya Joint meet in the quarterfinal at Seoul on Saturday. Lanlana Tararudee has won 7 of the last 10. Maya Joint comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

The serve is where this match separates: Tararudee has been winning 67.5% of first-serve points to Joint's 60%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. The edge belongs to Tararudee — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.