A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Lucrezia Stefanini goes up against Tatjana Maria in the Newport quarterfinal. Tatjana Maria has won 6 of the last 10. Lucrezia Stefanini is 3-7 across recent matches.

Lucrezia Stefanini has had the better of this rivalry, winning 1 of 1 against Tatjana Maria.

Maria's 65.5% behind the first serve (against 54.8% for Stefanini) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Stefanini comes in off a compressed schedule; Maria comes in off a compressed schedule. Maria should have enough here, though Stefanini has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.