Maria Timofeeva and Tamara Zidansek meet in the first round at US Open on Monday. Tamara Zidansek limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10. Maria Timofeeva comes in at 8 wins from the last ten.
On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Zidansek is exactly that — a lean.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Maria Timofeeva | Tamara Zidansek |
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| 1st serve in | 66.8% | 64.7% |
| 1st serve points won | 59.5% | 58.1% |
| 2nd serve points won | 47.3% | 45.2% |
The rest of the numbers
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