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.