Look, all I'm saying is, while charity is a noble cause, I wouldn't exactly be putting my faith, or more specifically, my hard earned cash on Moyuka Uchijima. The young talent sure has potential, and beating Shi H. straight sets might have given her a boost, but are we forgetting she's unseeded? And didn't she take a beating from both Niemeier J. and Hartono A. not long ago?
Alright, fine, let's put the magnifying glass over Magda Linette as well. Sure, she’s seated at an unimpressive 31, and yes, she took some hard slaps recently, most notably from the likes of Šrámková R. and Jovic I. But when you look past these minor setbacks, you notice that she slammed Tsurenko L. and Boulter K., straight sets.
So, anchoring our discussion back to the match at hand, it's a bit like comparing apple pie to brussel sprouts. It's not that the sprouts are bad, but given a choice upfront, I'm always siding with mom's apple pie. And here folks, Magda Linette is the apple pie.
Albert's Prediction: Linette in 3 sets