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Sara Errani vs Amanda Anisimova: WTA Rome – First round

Two players from a different generation will face each other in the first round of the WTA Rome.

Sara Errani Profile

Sara Errani is 93rd in the WTA rankings, and at the peak of her career, she was No. 5 in the world. The Italian is 16-11 for the season and 8-3 on clay.

Errani is coming off a second-round loss to Beatriz Haddad Maia in Madrid. In the round before, she defeated former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki.

Her best result of the season was the semifinal in Bogota, where she lost to Camila Osorio.

Errani made her debut at the WTA Rome back in 2004, and her best result was the final in 2014, where she lost to Serena Williams.

Amanda Anisimova Profile

Amanda Anisimova is currently 237th in the WTA rankings, and her career high was No. 21 in the world. The American is 5-4 for the season and 1-2 on clay.

Anisimova missed two months of the season after making it to the round of 16 at the Australian Open. She returned to Charleston, where she reached the second round. After a couple of weeks off, Anisimova lost her opener in Madrid to Emiliana Arango in the decisive tiebreak.

This is her fifth appearance in Rome, and her best result was the quarterfinal in 2022.

Head-to-Head Errani leads 1-0

• Errani vs Anisimova 6-4, 6-2 (2018 Indian Wells 125, semifinal)

Prediction and Conclusion

These two players were born 14 years apart. When Errani played at the WTA in Rome, Anisimova was only three years old. However, looking at the current season, the older player still looks like the better one. Despite being 36 years old, Errani has already played 27 matches this season and will have the support of the home crowd in Rome. Anisimova struggled with injuries, is far from her best form, and has fallen out of the top 200 players on the tour. She lost her last two matches in the decisive tiebreaks and will end up on the wrong side of the scoreboard, as Errani is going to win this one.