Maya Joint and Tereza Valentova meet in the round of 16 at Livesport Prague Open on Wednesday. Tereza Valentova limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Maya Joint is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (2 of the last 10).
The ledger favors Tereza Valentova, 2-0 across their 2 meetings with Maya Joint.
Tereza Valentova simply rates much higher on clay, and our number follows from it. Joint comes in off a compressed schedule; Valentova comes in off a compressed schedule. The edge belongs to Valentova — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.