Tuesday's Hamburg round of 32 pits Leyre Romero Gormaz against Veronika Erjavec on clay. Veronika Erjavec has dropped 4 straight and sits at 5-5 over the last ten. Leyre Romero Gormaz is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (7 of the last 10).
Veronika Erjavec has had the better of this rivalry, winning 3 of 3 against Leyre Romero Gormaz.
The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. The edge belongs to Erjavec — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.