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Clara Tauson is ranked thirty-five places higher than her opponent and has yet to drop a set in this tournament. In her last match, she only dropped six games against an opponent who is ranked eight places lower than today's opponent.

In her last match, Jessica Pegula dropped only four games in her straight-sets win against Gracheva. She is ranked fifteen places higher than her opponent, who has needed a deciding set to win her last two matches.

Number three seed Elena Rybakina took just over an hour to win her last match, and this might also be over in straight sets. Rybakina is ranked sixty-four places higher than her opponent.

These two have met four times previously, and Coco Gauff has won them all. They have met twice on this surface, with Gauff winning in straight sets in their latest encounter. Gauff won her last match in straight sets and has every chance of reaching the next round.

This should be fairly straightforward for world number two Jannik Sinner. He is ranked fifty-one places higher than his opponent. They have met twice before, and each time Sinner has won in straight sets.

Sorana Cîrstea is on a seven-match winning run without dropping a set in any of those matches. She is the higher-ranked player and won the last time they played each other.

Newcastle finished eight places and four points higher in the table after the initial round of the Europa League. The four home games Qarabag played in the competition saw them win two, draw one, and lose one. The one they drew was against Chelsea. Newcastle's last two away games in this competition saw them draw at PSG and Leverkusen. Arguably both those teams would appear stronger than Qarabag. Newcastle have won their last two away games, against Aston Villa in the FA Cup and Tottenham in the Premiership.

Three of the four home games played by Qaraba? in this competition resulted in at least three goals being scored. The last English team they welcomed was Chelsea, and that game ended with four goals being scored.

Bodo/Glimt won their last two Champions League games to make it through to this stage of the competition. Those wins were at home to Manchester City and away at Atletico Madrid. The win against City came after home defeats to Juventus and Monaco. Their other home game ended in a draw with Tottenham. Inter Milan finished higher than Bodo/Glimt in the table. They have won their last six away games: five in the league and a Champions League game at Dortmund. Those away wins by Inter Milan bode well for them to continue their winning streak by beating Bodo/Glimt.

All four home games played by Bodo/Glimt in the fist stage of this competition finished with at least three goals and both sides scoring.With Inter scoring five away at Sassuolo in their last game, this could well be a game with goals in it.