Nikola Bartunkova and Sorana Cirstea meet in the round of 64 at Cincinnati on Saturday. Sorana Cirstea limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 6 wins in 10. Nikola Bartunkova has won 6 of the last 10.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Bartunkova comes in off a compressed schedule. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Cirstea.