ROME STATS. Karolina Pliskova dispatches Strycova in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Pliskova gets by Strycova to square off with Anna Blinkova in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Karolina Pliskova vs. Barbora Strycova

Karolina Pliskova tops Barbora Strycova 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Rome on Wednesday in what was an all-Czech contest. Pliskova will seek to keep on going in this event against Anna Blinkova in the 3rd round.

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

Pliskova converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Karolina didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 48 points. Pliskova won 10 points more than Barbora (29-19). Karolina was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, Strycova conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).

Pliskova won the set after she broke Barbora in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Barbora tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Anyhow, Karolina didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-3.

Karolina converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Barbora was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They contested 53 points. Karolina was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Barbora (31-22). Karolina surrendered 11 points on serve (20-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Strycova conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).

Pliskova 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, Karolina will add € 18,555 to her earnings to get in total € 37,910 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Pliskova
Strycova
Karolina Pliskova
6-3 6-3
Barbora Strycova
60
60
Total points
41
41
22
22
Winners
17
17
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
0
0
3
3
Double Faults
1
1
57%
57%
1st in
72%
72%
76%
76%
1st won
47%
47%
22/29
22/29
1st won
17/36
17/36
64%
64%
2nd won
64%
64%
14/22
14/22
2nd won
9/14
9/14
-- Break Points --
4/6
4/6
Total
1/1
1/1
67%
67%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, Karolina scored 60 points vs. Strycova’s 41.

Pliskova served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (22/29) behind her first serve, and she won 64% points (14/22) on her second serve. Karolina didn’t lose the focus when converting 67% of the break points that she conquered (4/6). On the other side, Strycova was great in converting the only break point that she converted. Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Pliskova and Strycova is 5-1 for Karolina.

Highlights Karolina Pliskova vs. Barbora Strycova Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Karolina Pliskova vs. Anna Blinkova – stats

Pliskova will play Blinkova in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Karolina Pliskova and Anna Blinkova play 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.

The last time that they competed against each other, Pliskova won 6-0 6-2 in the 2nd round in Melbourne back in 2017.

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