Monday's Iasi round of 32 pits Nadia Podoroska against Petra Marcinko on clay. Petra Marcinko has dropped 2 straight and sits at 5-5 over the last ten. Nadia Podoroska has dropped 2 straight and sits at 5-5 over the last ten.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
There's a wide gap in our ratings on clay, and our number follows from it. The edge belongs to Marcinko — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.