ROME STATS. Remarkable Kovinic breezes past Bencic in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Kovinic stuns Bencic to take on Elise Mertens in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Danka Kovinic vs. Belinda Bencic

Danka Kovinic surprises Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in Rome on Wednesday after playing a good match to face off with Elise Mertens in the 3rd round.

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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Danka clinched in the 8th game (5-3) before finally managing to win the set (6-3).

Danka converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Bencic was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 55 points. Danka conquered the set after winning 7 points more than the Swiss (31-24). Danka surrendered 9 points on serve (22-9). In addition, on the other side, Belinda conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).

Kovinic conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Bencic in the 1st game (1-0). Kovinic managed to boost her lead after breaking the Swiss in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

The Swiss was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.

Kovinic converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-1 0-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, the didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 42 points. Kovinic was the one to win the set after conquering 14 more points than Bencic (28-14). Kovinic dropped 5 points on serve (12-5). on the other side of the net, Belinda conceded 16 points on serve (9-16).

The will add to her prize money € 5,610 after winning this match. She has won already € 19,355 after this win. If she wins the next match, Danka will add € 18,555 to her earnings to get in total € 37,910 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Kovinic
Bencic
Danka Kovinic
6-3 6-1
Belinda Bencic
59
59
Total points
38
38
30
30
Winners
13
13
51%
51%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
2
2
4
4
Double Faults
6
6
71%
71%
1st in
49%
49%
88%
88%
1st won
54%
54%
30/34
30/34
1st won
13/24
13/24
29%
29%
2nd won
44%
44%
4/14
4/14
2nd won
11/25
11/25
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
0/3
0/3
50%
50%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Danka scored 59 points vs. the Swiss’s 38.

Kovinic served exceptionally well to win 88% of the points (30/34) behind her first serve. Yet she won only 29% points (4/14) on her second serve. Kovinic was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8). On the other side, Bencic wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Kovinic and Bencic is 2-0 for Danka.

Highlights Danka Kovinic vs. Belinda Bencic Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Danka Kovinic vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Kovinic will compete against Mertens in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Danka Kovinic and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they played, Mertens won 6-2 6-0 in the 1st round in Melbourne back in January 2020.

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