Elise Mertens is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Elise has defeated Su-Wei Hsieh 6-3 6-1, Magda Linette 6-2 6-4 and Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-4 to reach the quarter where she will face Karolina Pliskova.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw alongside with the presumable opposition at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Elise has a weak record (2-8) against the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova has a 11-5 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on clay. Talking about the last 5 years, Karolina has a 108-70 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Karolina won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the year was conquering the tournament in Brisbane where she overcame Madison Keys in the final 6-4 4-6 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Pliskova won the tournament after ousting Johanna Konta 6-3 6-4.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Karolina Pliskova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
1/2 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina has a 13-6 record in 2020, 2-0 on clay. In the course of the last 5 years, Elina has a 103-52 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Svitolina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Monterrey where she overcame Marie Bouzkova in the final 7-5 4-6 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Elina capitulated to Victoria Azarenka in the 2nd round 4-6 6-1 7-5.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Elina Svitolina
This would be the 5th time that Elise Mertens and Elina Svitolina clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Alternatively, Elise Mertens could compete against Marketa Vondrousova. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Elise Mertens.
Final – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 17-2 win-loss record in 2020, 7-0 on clay. Talking about the last 5 years, the Romanian has a 200-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Romanian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the current year was conquering the competition in Dubai where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(5), and in Prague where she overcame Elise Mertens in the final 6-2 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Romanian surrendered to Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd round 2-6 7-5 6-3.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Simona Halep
This contest would be 6th time that Elise Mertens and Simona Halep fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay .
Yet, Elise Mertens may compete against Victoria Azarenka. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Victoria Azarenka.
