ROME STATS. Karolina Pliskova hustles Blinkova in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Pliskova downs Blinkova to compete against Elise Mertens in the quarter

By
Luke Meyer
-
Prediction and head to head Karolina Pliskova vs. Anna Blinkova

Karolina Pliskova gets the better of Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3 in the 3rd round in Rome on Friday. Pliskova will face Elise Mertens in the quarter.

Live score progression and stats

Blinkova commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Pliskova in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Pliskova refused to bow to come back to break Anna in the 2nd (1-1) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Pliskova converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40), the 8th (4-3 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). In addition on the other side, the Russian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 63 points. The Czech was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than the Russian (36-27). Karolina conceded 10 points on serve (20-10). In addition, on the other side, Anna conceded 16 points on serve (17-16).

Pliskova won the set after she broke Blinkova in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game. Blinkova tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (5-2) game. Notwithstanding, Karolina refused to give way to win the set 6-3.

Karolina failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 30.

Certainly, a key moment was when Karolina won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.

The Czech converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Russian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (1-5 30-40).

They played 56 points. Karolina was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than the Russian (33-23). Pliskova surrendered 10 points on serve (20-10). on the other side of the net, Blinkova conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).

The Czech will add to her prize money € 18,555 after winning this match. She has won already € 37,910 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Czech will add € 42,090 to her earnings to get in total € 80,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Pliskova
Blinkova
Karolina Pliskova
6-4 6-3
Anna Blinkova
69
69
Total points
50
50
29
29
Winners
22
22
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
2
2
5
5
Double Faults
1
1
60%
60%
1st in
66%
66%
81%
81%
1st won
56%
56%
29/36
29/36
1st won
22/39
22/39
46%
46%
2nd won
40%
40%
11/24
11/24
2nd won
8/20
8/20
-- Break Points --
4/6
4/6
Total
2/3
2/3
67%
67%
Won
67%
67%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Pliskova scored 69 points vs. the Russian’s 50.

Karolina served extremely well to win 81% of the points (29/36) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 46% points (11/24) on her second serve. Pliskova was effective when converting 67% of the break points that she conquered (4/6). On the other side, Anna didn’t lose the concentration in converting 67% of the break points that she procured points (2/3). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Pliskova and Blinkova is 2-0 for Karolina.

Highlights Karolina Pliskova vs. Anna Blinkova Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Karolina Pliskova vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Pliskova will fight against Mertens in the quarter.

This will be the 2nd time that Karolina Pliskova and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Pliskova won 6-1 6-2 in the 3rd round in Eastbourne back in 2019.

Karolina Pliskova Draw info

Tennis Scores in Rome

Upcoming matches