Victoria Azarenka and Garbine Muguruza will square off in the quarter of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2 pm on Campo Centrale. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Victoria Azarenka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Victoria Azarenka is the pick to win this match.
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.88
Garbine Muguruza -> 2
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Garbine Muguruza
This will be the 4th time that Victoria Azarenka and Garbine Muguruza clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Muguruza won 6-1 3-1 ret. in the final in Monterrey back in 2019.
Victoria Azarenka
Ranked no. 14, Azarenka got to the final after defeating Venus Williams 7-67 6-2, Sofia Kenin 6-0 6-0 and Daria Kasatkina 6-6 ret..
In the 3rd round, Victoria defeated Kasatkina (6-6 ret.). During the match Azarenka and Kasatkina scored the same amount of points (48). However, the world no. 14 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Victoria was extremely aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Azarenka was unable to score even 1 ace during the match and she committed only 2 double faults. Victoria Azarenka lost the serve 4 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Azarenka put 62% of her first serves in, winning 53% (18/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (7/21) on the 2nd serve. Azarenka broke Kasatkina 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Victoria hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 59% of the points she played.
Azarenka has a an impressive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 76% of her matches (305-96). 3-0 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Azarenka has a 60-22 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Her best result of the current year was managing to win the title in New York where she overcame Naomi Osaka in the final w/o.
Azarenka has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rome
The Belarussian had to surrender in the quarter to Karolina Pliskova.
Garbine Muguruza
Ranked no. 17, the Spaniard reached the final after beating Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-3, Cori Gauff 7-63 3-6 6-3 and Johanna Konta 6-4 6-1.
In the 3rd round, Muguruza had a good straight sets win against Konta (6-4 6-1). During the match Muguruza scored 62 points vs Konta’s 42. Muguruza was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Muguruza blasted 5 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Garbine Muguruza was exceptionally efficent on serve to win 82% (27/33) of her 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Spaniard broke Konta 3 times after converting 43% of her break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Garbine has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Muguruza’s best result of the season was getting to the final at the Australian Open .
Garbine has a 20-5 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rome
Muguruza lost in the 3rd round to Victoria Azarenka.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Azarenka | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 33 | 66 |
| Pts | 145-102 | 233-195 |
| Total Points | 247 | 428 |
| Winners | 55 | 105 |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% |
Azarenka played 2 matches while Muguruza competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Garbine Muguruza dropped 1 set while Victoria Azarenka hasn’t conceded a set so far. Azarenka has played 3 set(s) less than Muguruza (4 vs 7). Therefore, Azarenka played 33 games less than Muguruza. Azarenka scored 55 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Muguruza managed to score 105 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Azarenka | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 4.7 |
| 1st in | 74/103 | 146/227 |
| %1st in | 72% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 55/74 | 105/146 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 11/29 | 39/81 |
| %2nd pts | 38% | 48% |
Azarenka made 5 aces (2.5 per match). Muguruza recorded 14 aces (4.7 per match). Azarenka won 74% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 38% of the points. On the other side, Muguruza won 72% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Azarenka | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 12 |
| Converted | 12/25 | 12/27 |
| % Converted | 48% | 44% |
| Conceded | 7 | 22 |
| Saved | 3 | 16 |
| % Saved | 43% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
The Belarussian broke her opponents 12 times with a 48% conversion rate. Victoria surrendered her serve 4 times and she saved 43% of the break points that she conceded. Muguruza broke her opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. Muguruza conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded.
| Azarenka | |||||
| R1 Williams |
R2 Kenin |
R3 Kasatkina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 6-2 | 6-0 6-0 | 6-6 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 12 | 12 | 45 | |
| pts | 88-73 | 57-29 | 48-48 | 193-150 | |
| Total points | 161 | 86 | 96 | 343 | |
| Winners | 32 | 23 | 18 | 73 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 40% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 43/68 | 31/35 | 34/55 | 108/158 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 89% | 62% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 23/31 | 18/34 | 73/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | 53% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/25 | 2/4 | 7/21 | 18/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 50% | 33% | 36% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 6/11 | 4/6 | 16/31 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 55% | 67% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 0/0 | 6/10 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 43% | – | 60% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Muguruza | |||||
| R1 Stephens |
R2 Gauff |
R3 Konta |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 7-63 3-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 17 | 66 | |
| pts | 67-53 | 104-100 | 62-42 | 233-195 | |
| Total points | 120 | 204 | 104 | 428 | |
| Winners | 35 | 43 | 27 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 41% | 44% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 48/67 | 65/106 | 33/54 | 146/227 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 61% | 61% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 43/65 | 27/33 | 105/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 66% | 82% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 18/41 | 13/21 | 39/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 44% | 62% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/13 | 3/7 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 38% | 43% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 6/11 | 3/3 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 55% | 100% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Rome
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Elena RybakinaRybakina (4-6 7-63 6-2) – See score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-6 ret.) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Danka KovinicKovinic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Simona HalepHalep – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Polona HercogHercog (1-6 6-1 7-65) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Johanna KontaKonta (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-6 ret.) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Johanna KontaKonta (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Polona HercogHercog (1-6 6-1 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova (7-6(6) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Simona HalepHalep – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
