A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Maria Timofeeva goes up against Sara Bejlek in the Livesport Prague Open round of 16. Maria Timofeeva comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Sara Bejlek has won 4 of the last 10.
There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.
The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Timofeeva.