A spot in the next round is at stake on Monday, when Leylah Fernandez goes up against Magda Linette in the Washington round of 32. Leylah Fernandez limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 3 wins in 10. Magda Linette limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 6 wins in 10.
Leylah Fernandez leads the head-to-head 3-1, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On hard specifically it reads 1-0 Fernandez — worth more than the overall number this week.
The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Fernandez fractionally more likely to land the big points.