ROME STATS. Ruthless Muguruza breezes past Konta in the 3rd round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Muguruza demolishes Konta to take on Victoria Azarenka in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Garbine Muguruza vs. Johanna Konta

Garbine Muguruza brushes past the 2019 runner-up Johanna Konta 6-4 6-1 in the 3rd round in Rome on Friday after playing a tremendous match to play Victoria Azarenka in the quarter.

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The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Garbine conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

The Spaniard lost a big opportunity to break Johanna in the 6th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Garbine converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Muguruza didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 55 points. Garbine won 7 more points than Johanna (31-24). Muguruza dropped 6 points on serve (20-6). on the other side of the court, the Brit conceded 11 points on serve (18-11).

Muguruza had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Konta in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Muguruza improved her lead after breaking Konta in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

The Spaniard was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, Johanna was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 49 points. Muguruza was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Konta (31-18). Garbine surrendered 8 points on serve (20-8). On the other side, Johanna conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).

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

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Muguruza
Konta
Garbine Muguruza
6-4 6-1
Johanna Konta
62
62
Total points
42
42
27
27
Winners
21
21
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
50%
50%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
2
2
61%
61%
1st in
60%
60%
82%
82%
1st won
70%
70%
27/33
27/33
1st won
21/30
21/30
62%
62%
2nd won
35%
35%
13/21
13/21
2nd won
7/20
7/20
-- Break Points --
3/7
3/7
Total
0/3
0/3
43%
43%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Garbine scored 62 points vs. the Brit’s 42.

The Spaniard served exceptionally well to win 82% of the points (27/33) behind her first serve, and she won 62% points (13/21) on her second serve. Muguruza won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points since she converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Johanna wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Muguruza and Konta is 3-2 for Garbine.

Highlights Garbine Muguruza vs. Johanna Konta Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Muguruza’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Garbine Muguruza vs. Victoria Azarenka – stats

Muguruza will fight against Azarenka in the quarter.

This will be the 4th time that Garbine Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Azarenka won 6-4 3-1 ret. in the 3rd round in Rome back in 2019.

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