Nadia Petrova will face the challenge of Polona Herog in the first round of the WTA New Haven Open
Nadia Petrova is ranked outside of the top twenty, but her recent form marks her out as a potential challenger in this year’s WTA New Haven Open. The 29 year-old won a WTA title in Washington D.C recently, and she’ll be aiming to build upon this with a run of good results this week.
The world No. 27 will begin her campaign in New Haven against Polona Hercog of Slovenia. Hercog won her first career WTA title earlier this year, but she’s not quite managed to make the most of this momentum just yet. Even so, Hercog should be considered as a very capable opponent. She has the ability to go far in this event.
Petrova is the favourite here, and she’s expected to pull through if she plays as well as she can. Despite this, Hercog has already demonstrated this season that she can cut it at the highest level. This should be one of the first round’s most exciting contests.