{"id":35716,"date":"2021-05-09T21:03:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T01:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=35716"},"modified":"2021-05-09T21:03:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T01:03:33","slug":"wta-rome-predictions-sakkari-vs-hercog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/09\/wta-rome-predictions-sakkari-vs-hercog\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Rome Day 1 Predictions Including Maria Sakkari vs Polona Hercog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WTA Rome begins on Monday with a host of round 1 matches including Greek #1 Maria Sakkari vs Polona Hercog and Shelby Rogers vs Petra Martic. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">predictions<\/a> for all the WTA Rome matches including Petra Kvitova&#8217;s match.<\/p>\n<h3>Petra Martic vs Shelby Rogers<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1311550767\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1311550767?et=F6XINnkRSoJ6uVJit1YZRg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=bjX2dZUDAfdR9ai-Cr4cQA5J_XItaPHiHmj5mFl9-Zk=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shelby Rogers beat Martic at the start of the year, the American is 14-8 on the season including a quarterfinal in Charleston on clay. Martic is just 4-8 on the season, she&#8217;s had some historic success on clay, but Rogers should have the upper hand in this matchup. <strong>Rogers in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Jennifer Brady vs Shuai Zhang<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1232702446\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1232702446?et=7Ob08ZO7SVhYt8mevEYboA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=BNhB437mkJ5bG50D3gt1iOZqEQPdLGFBZFomvfBDcIM=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Australian Open finalist Brady is 2-0 against Zhang, and did win a pair of matches in Madrid after struggling after that slam final. Zhang has not won a match this season and it&#8217;s been difficult times for the former top 25 player. Brady is in a great position to reach the next round. <strong>Brady in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Marta Kostyuk vs Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1300424723\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1300424723?et=iVRGS4DISF9xtHBlzQQeUA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=-Ebb4DxFrLzxi-pkDOzr7DPi7QSfG8jdLUSsh_FdZzk=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kostyuk has two semifinals this season (Abu Dhabi and Istanbul), Alexandrova reached the quarters in Stuttgart, and also in St. Petersburg and had a semifinal in Australia at the start of the year. This looks like an even matchup, Kostyuk is ranked much lower but is at a career high and rising quickly. This match feels like an upset though I expect it to be close. <strong>Kostyuk in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maria Sakkari vs Polona Hercog<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1299905286\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1299905286?et=SkglqUDAROx7r65vn9I2xQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=021VVFM2FphS9z1bGvhp6Dyl1eczkLHlu--Cglhpbvw=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hercog beat Sakkari in Istanbul on clay in 2018, she&#8217;s just 1-6 at the WTA level in 2021 though, and lost in the opening round in Madrid after qualifying. Sakkari, at a career high ranking of #19, is a fantastic 15-8 on the season and after reaching the semis in Miami, won a pair of matches in Madrid. Sakkari will be the strong favorite here. <strong>Sakkari in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1316340686\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1316340686?et=dbGVlJWTTH9Y6gRqK1FkUw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=CJIRr5UzwQpYZ3rdusBDSytz_ObraRWdk3iY8J1Xgg0=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WTA Rome begins on Monday with a host of round 1 matches including Greek #1 Maria Sakkari vs Polona Hercog and Shelby Rogers vs Petra Martic. We have predictions for all the WTA Rome matches including Petra Kvitova&#8217;s match. Petra Martic vs Shelby Rogers Embed from Getty Images Shelby Rogers beat Martic at the start [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1442,"featured_media":35717,"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":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69,11519,4],"tags":[4184,621,305,2372,2507,5150,545,405,2373,2369,2374,4935,2873,5945],"class_list":["post-35716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","category-tennis","category-wta","tag-ekaterina-alexandrova","tag-jennifer-brady","tag-maria-sakkari","tag-marta-kostyuk","tag-petra-martic","tag-polona-hercog","tag-shelby-rogers","tag-shuai-zhang","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-wta-picks","tag-wta-predictions","tag-wta-rome","tag-wta-rome-predictions"],"modified_by":"Steen Kirby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35716","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\/1442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}