Victoria Azarenka is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Belarussian has defeated Venus Williams 7-67 6-2, Sofia Kenin 6-0 6-0 and Daria Kasatkina 6-6 ret. to reach the quarter where she will face Garbine Muguruza.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Victoria Azarenka’s projected draw together with the projected opposition at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Victoria has a neutral record (8-8) against the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Garbine Muguruza’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Victoria Azarenka
Prediction: Azarenka in 3 sets
Garbine Muguruza has a 20-5 record in 2020, 3-0 on clay. Regarding the previous 5 years, the Spaniard has a 120-54 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Garbine won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Garbine’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final in at the Australian Open .
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Garbine reached the 3rd round in 2019 in Rome before retiring against Victoria Azarenka when she was 6-4 3-1 ret..
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Garbine Muguruza
This match would represent the 4th time that Victoria Azarenka and Garbine Muguruza clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 17-2 win-loss record in 2020, 7-0 on clay. Regarding the previous 5 years, Simona has a 200-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Simona will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Dubai where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(5), and in Prague where she defeated Elise Mertens in the final 6-2 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Halep was defeated by Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd round 2-6 7-5 6-3.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Simona Halep
This would be the 6th time that Victoria Azarenka and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Nevertheless, Victoria Azarenka could square off with Yulia Putintseva. Their head to head record is 0-0.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 4-4
Karolina Pliskova has a 11-5 record in 2020, 2-0 on clay. As for the previous 5 years, Pliskova has a 108-70 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this current season was managing to win the tournament in Brisbane where she beat Madison Keys in the final 6-4 4-6 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Karolina won the competition after beating Johanna Konta 6-3 6-4.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 9th time that Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Pliskova play each other. The head to head is 4-4 for Azarenka and Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on clay .
Nevertheless, Victoria Azarenka could play Elina Svitolina. Their head to head is 3-0 for Victoria Azarenka.