Tolentino Predictions & Picks — September 24, 2026

A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Barbora Palicova goes up against Ekaterine Gorgodze in the Tolentino round of 16. Ekaterine Gorgodze is 4-6 across recent matches. Barbora Palicova comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

Ekaterine Gorgodze is clearly higher-rated on clay — our number puts Gorgodze around 50%. Palicova comes in off a compressed schedule; Gorgodze arrives with very little recovery time. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Gorgodze fractionally more likely to land the big points.

A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Nuria Brancaccio goes up against Veronika Erjavec in the Tolentino round of 16. Veronika Erjavec comes in at 3 wins from the last ten. Nuria Brancaccio has won 5 of the last 10.

Erjavec's 58.6% behind the first serve (against 55.1% for Brancaccio) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Brancaccio comes in off a compressed schedule; Erjavec comes in off a compressed schedule. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Erjavec fractionally more likely to land the big points.