Donna Vekic beats Sasnovich in the 2nd round to play vs Samsonova at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia – ROME RESULTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Vekic hustles Sasnovich to take on Liudmila Samsonova in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Donna Vekic vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Donna Vekic wins against Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Rome on Friday. Vekic is going to play against Liudmila Samsonova in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 2nd round in 2018. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Vekic
Rome
Vekic's Record

Donna added to her prize money € 10,048 after winning this match. She has already won € 22,700 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Croatian will add € 16,430 to her earnings to get in total € 39,130 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Vekic
Sasnovich
Donna Vekic
3-6 6-3 6-3
2h:16
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
99
99
Total points
92
92
29
29
Winners
49
49
29%
29%
Ratio Winners
53%
53%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
5
5
57%
57%
1st in
78%
78%
64%
64%
1st won
56%
56%
29/45
29/45
1st won
49/87
49/87
47%
47%
2nd won
36%
36%
16/34
16/34
2nd won
9/25
9/25
-- Break Points --
6/20
6/20
Total
4/7
4/7
30%
30%
Won
57%
57%
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At the end of the match, Donna scored 99 points vs. the Belarussian’s 92.

Vekic

The Croatian won this match even if she was struggling when converting her break points since she converted only 30% (6/20) of the procured opportunities.

Sasnovich

On the other side, the Belarussian was pretty good at converting 57% of the break points that she procured points (4/7). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Vekic and Sasnovich is 4-0 for Donna.

Draw and next match H2H: Donna Vekic vs. Liudmila Samsonova – stats

Vekic will come up against Samsonova in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Donna Vekic and Liudmila Samsonova face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Vekic won 6-3 6-0 in the 2nd round in Melbourne back in January 2023.

Donna Vekic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Sasnovich 6-3
SasnovichVekic
6
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SasnovichVekic
6
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
SasnovichVekic
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SasnovichVekic
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SasnovichVekic
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SasnovichVekic
2
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SasnovichVekic
1
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
SasnovichVekic
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SasnovichVekic
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SasnovichVekic
1
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

Sasnovich won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Belarussian broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.

Vekic was completely knocked out in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 1-3 to 6-3.

The Belarussian was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-3 0-40) and the 7th game (4-3 0-40). In addition on the other side, the Croatian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 62 points. Sasnovich was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Vekic (34-28). The Belarussian lost 15 points on serve (22-15). on the other side of the court, Donna conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

2nd Set -
Vekic 6-3
VekicSasnovich
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
VekicSasnovich
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicSasnovich
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
VekicSasnovich
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
VekicSasnovich
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
VekicSasnovich
2
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
VekicSasnovich
1
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
VekicSasnovich
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
VekicSasnovich
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A

Donna conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Croatian broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.

Aliaksandra was powerless in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 1-3 to 6-3.

The Croatian converted 18% of her break points (2/11). She had 11 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (4-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the Belarussian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

They contested 78 points. Vekic won 6 more points than the Belarussian (42-36). The Croatian lost 12 points on serve (16-12). on the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 26 points on serve (24-26).

3rd Set -
Vekic 6-3
VekicSasnovich
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
VekicSasnovich
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicSasnovich
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
VekicSasnovich
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicSasnovich
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
VekicSasnovich
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
VekicSasnovich
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
VekicSasnovich
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Donna won the set after she broke the Belarussian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The Croatian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, the Belarussian was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 4th game (2-1 40-A).

They played 53 points. Donna was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Aliaksandra (30-23). Vekic conceded 10 points on serve (16-10). In addition, on the other side, Sasnovich conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).

1st
Vekic
Sasnovich
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Vekic
Sasnovich
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Vekic
Sasnovich
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
 

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