{"id":17668,"date":"2019-07-22T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=17668"},"modified":"2019-07-22T15:35:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T19:35:25","slug":"wta-palermo-open-day-2-prediction-bertens-gorgodze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/22\/wta-palermo-open-day-2-prediction-bertens-gorgodze\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Palermo Open Day 2 Predictions Including Kiki Bertens vs Ekaterine Gorgodze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, the Round of 32 continues at the 30\u00b0 Palermo Open with some very intriguing matches. After the tournament spent a couple of years in Kuala Lumpur, tennis is back in Palermo at the Internazionali\u00a0Femminili di Palermo, where a rich tennis history looks to continue.<\/p>\n<p>World #5 Kiki Bertens is back in action this week. She has had great success on the European clay and hopes to right the ship after a disappointing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wimbledon<\/a>. Sara Errani, the 2012 Palermo Champion is also in the draw with a wild card. She will take on recent WTA Luassane champion Fiona Ferro in what looks to be a thrilling first-round encounter. WTA Lausanne finalist Alize Cornet will also be in action against Martina Trevisan, who she played last week.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the Day 2 of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo along with predictions for who will move on to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Palermo Open Day 2 Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Kiki Bertens vs Ekaterine Gorgodze<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> No history<\/p>\n<p>When Kiki Bertens is playing well, she can beat anyone. While she did not have a disastrous grass season, it left something to be desired. She had a great clay season with a title at the Mutua Madrid Open over Simona Halep and will look for success on her favorite surface. Ekaterine Gorgodze is a quality professional but is only 4-7 on clay this year. Kiki Bertens is a top-notch player on this surface and expects a deep run in Palermo.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bertens in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bWNrFkF2QWFg7ZieE3AJzw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1143042179\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bWNrFkF2QWFg7ZieE3AJzw',sig:'W1OZHyCmLpCUwuVDHvZssSVQVSXX5CXx_Cr9BsuRqkE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1143042179',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Fiona Ferro<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> 1-0 Fiona Ferro<\/p>\n<p>These two played an excellent match earlier this year in Hobart. With a scoreline of 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 in favor of Ferro, expect another tight match.\u00a0Both players also know their way around a clay court, don\u2019t be shocked if there is another three-set clash. Fiona Ferro just won a three-set final against Alize Cornet and is in great form.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Ferro in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"v2sFXIeoRW9XfqLnGgclRA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1156984248\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'v2sFXIeoRW9XfqLnGgclRA',sig:'GiM8AUyqXtwv0y9TQzQUjGQapFkikzwgdHFGkbhjZJU=',w:'594px',h:'417px',items:'1156984248',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong> Sara Errani vs Martina di Giuseppe<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> No history<\/p>\n<p>With no previous encounters and questions about Sara Errani&#8217;s form, this match is hard to pick. Sara Errani is a former champion in Palermo and was a finalist the last time this tournament was played in 2013. A long time has passed since her days of clay-court dominance. With that said, this is her best surface and she is a former grand slam finalist who has a good tactical understanding of tennis. Martina di Giuseppe actually has a better record on clay this year and recently made it to the semifinal in Bucharest. Look for this match to go the distance.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Errani in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rFBJFgjOREJb-BNZX_KAag\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/962941168\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'rFBJFgjOREJb-BNZX_KAag',sig:'vjex0fDi9Rg58G8h2gUUPmAzZMk0BEnES_c1uuISgEU=',w:'421px',h:'594px',items:'962941168',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Alize Cornet vs Martina Trevisan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> Cornet 1-0<\/p>\n<p>These two players recently clashed for the first time in Laussane. They played a competitive match that ended up in favor of Alize Cornet, 6-4 6-4. Cornet just lost a tough final to Fiona Ferro; does this mean she is primed to continue her recent clay success or will she be tired going into this match?<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Cornet in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_NvSMoZATr9Ar5f3YsJOTQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1156790614\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'_NvSMoZATr9Ar5f3YsJOTQ',sig:'txWqThKgXpuYaJEDzc6VDDmcYH-Jllpdw8jONwQlLW4=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1156790614',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, the Round of 32 continues at the 30\u00b0 Palermo Open with some very intriguing matches. After the tournament spent a couple of years in Kuala Lumpur, tennis is back in Palermo at the Internazionali\u00a0Femminili di Palermo, where a rich tennis history looks to continue. World #5 Kiki Bertens is back in action this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3160,"featured_media":17734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69,4],"tags":[7471,470,7254,7463,5332,407,7464,7307,7253,475,7461,4122,7462,2373,2369,7407],"class_list":["post-17668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","category-wta","tag-30-palermo-open-predictions","tag-alize-cornet","tag-alize-cornet-vs-martina-trevisan-prediction","tag-ekaterine-gorgodze","tag-fiona-ferro","tag-kiki-bertens","tag-kiki-bertens-vs-ekaterine-gorgodze","tag-martina-di-giuseppe","tag-martina-trevisan","tag-sara-errani","tag-sara-errani-vs-martina-di-giuseppe","tag-sara-sorribes-tormo","tag-sara-sorribes-tormo-vs-fiona-ferro-prediction","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-wta-palermo-predictions"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}