Polona Hercog is set to take on Alberta Brianti in the second round of the WTA Palermo OpenYou can watch and bet on the action from the WTA Palermo Open at bet365World No. 37 Polona Hercog has been enjoying an impressive run of form of late, and she won her maiden WTA title just last week at the WTA Bastad Open. She faced plenty of resistance in the first round this week though, but managed to come back from a set down to defeat qualifier Karin Knapp, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Whilst this might not be the most explosive start to a campaign, it’s worth noting that Hercog has recently displayed a talent for grinding out difficult results.
Hercog will continue her bid for the title in Italy with a second round clash against Alberta Brianti. Brianti should be buoyed by the backing of a supportive crowd on Wednesday, but she’ll need to be somewhere near her best to stand a chance of defying Hercog on current form.
Brianti may have a slight psychological edge here, as she leads her head to head against Hercog 1-0. The pairing met in 2009 though, and Hercog has made steady development as a player since then. Heading into this contest, it looks like Hercog has a good chance of getting back on level terms with Brianti.
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