Australian Ajla Tomljanovic will be front and center in the first quarter-finals of the night when she faces 17th seed Elena Rybakina.
Wally Masur says Rybakina is a 55-45 favorite over the Australian, but he certainly doesn’t count on Tomljanovic for any moment of the imagination.
He says the key to the match for Tomljanovic will be to make sure he gets a high percentage of his first services, given Rybakina’s power.
“What happens to me with this is that Rybakina just got the power of all wings,” he told Stan Sport’s Grand Slam Daily.
“I think it has served most aces on the tour for the women’s tour venue. First-time tennis is very important.
“For me, as Ajla serves, particularly walking down the line on this first service (it’s important), you’ll want free points.
“You don’t want to push the envelope and take a look at Rybakina too much depending on service. That for me will be a very important part of this match.
“Yes, you will have to defend, you will have to fight in these return matches, but you have to keep the pressure on the scoreboard on the biggest player, and the way to do that is to control your service games. With a percentage of first very good service “.