Since then she has reached two finals, as well as a semifinal and two quarterfinals, including at the WTA Tour-level Lausanne Open. But she may face more resistance up against the in-form Lucia Bronzetti, who appears to be the latest Italian player to be riding a wave of success and has not lost before the quarterfinals at any event since Cristiana Ferrando beat her in the first round at an ITF-event in the last week of May. Grace Min made light of the difficulty in changing between a hard and a clay court in the first round, beating Laura Arruabarrena 6-3 6-4 to reach the second round at the WTA Palermo Open.
After Dodin’s ruthless first-round performance, that does not bode well for Diatchenko’s chances in this match.Įmbed from Getty Images Lucia Bronzetti vs Grace Min Had Grabher been more clinical (she converted just four of her 11 break points) the match may well have gone the distance and perhaps even ended in a different result. She hit nine double faults and won just 40% of the points behind her second serve. However, there are some reasons to be concerned after that match for the Russian. But Diatchenko too looked sharp in her opener, beating Julia Grabher 6-3 7-6. If she can maintain that level in the second round, she will take some stopping. She was at her attacking best in the first round, dismissing Alexandra Dulgheru for the loss of only five games. That is particularly true of the Frenchwoman Dodin. This has the makings of an entertaining clash with both Oceane Dodin and Vitalia Diatchenko at their best when playing on the front foot.
Expect the Romanian to have just about enough to get over the line once again.Įmbed from Getty Images Oceane Dodin vs Vitalia Diatchenko The match this pair played in Hamburg was close enough to suggest that this one will be too, but it is hard to pick against Ruse when she is in such extraordinarily good form. That was one of several impressive victories the Romanian recorded en route to winning the title in Hamburg and she has maintained that fine form so far in Palermo, easing through the qualifying before dismantling Mandy Minella in the first round.
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