A spot in the next round is at stake on Wednesday, when Tamara Korpatsch goes up against Varvara Lepchenko in the Bastad round of 16. Varvara Lepchenko is 6-4 across recent matches. Tamara Korpatsch comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.
There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.
On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Korpatsch comes in off a compressed schedule; Lepchenko arrives with very little recovery time. Little separates them; Lepchenko gets the nod on the finest of margins.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Tamara Korpatsch | Varvara Lepchenko |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 59.8% | 67.8% |
| 1st serve points won | 59.3% | 60.6% |
| 2nd serve points won | 44.7% | 45.1% |
The rest of the numbers
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