In a battle of former world no.1 Garbine Muguruza gets the better of Victoria Azarenka 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Rome on Saturday. Muguruza will play Simona Halep in the semifinal.

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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Victoria clinched in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

The Belarussian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, Muguruza was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (1-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 64 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Muguruza (34-30). The Belarussian dropped 15 points on serve (25-15). On the losing side, Garbine conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).

Azarenka commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Muguruza in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Muguruza managed to stage a good comeback to break Victoria 4 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

Muguruza converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Belarussian converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 7th (2-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 55 points. Garbine conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Victoria (31-24). The Spaniard surrendered 19 points on serve (15-19). On the other side, the Belarussian conceded 16 points on serve (5-16).

Muguruza had a favorable start in this set after breaking Azarenka in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Garbine to win the set because Azarenka managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 6th (3-3) game. Muguruza maintained her focus to break Victoria in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).

Muguruza converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd

(1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). Also, on the other side, Azarenka converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40).

They played 62 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Spaniard won just 2 more points than Victoria (32-30). Muguruza dropped 17 points on serve (17-17

). Regarding the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).

Muguruza will add to her prize money € 42,090 after winning this match. She has won already € 80,000 till now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, Garbine will add € 70,000 to her earnings to get in total € 150,000.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Muguruza
Azarenka
3-6 6-3 6-4
93
93
Total points
88
88
30
30
Winners
33
33
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
2
2
3
3
Double Faults
6
6
61%
61%
1st in
64%
64%
54%
54%
1st won
58%
58%
30/56
30/56
1st won
33/57
33/57
47%
47%
2nd won
31%
31%
17/36
17/36
2nd won
10/32
10/32
-- Break Points --
7/17
7/17
Total
6/14
6/14
41%
41%
Won
43%
43%
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At the end of the match, Garbine scored 93 points vs. Victoria’s 88.

Garbine won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points since she converted only 41% (7/17) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Victoria was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 43% – 6/14). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Muguruza and Azarenka is 2-2.

Highlights Garbine Muguruza vs. Victoria Azarenka Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Garbine Muguruza vs. Simona Halep – stats

Muguruza will fight against Halep in the semifinal.

This will be the 7th time that Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Muguruza (see full H2H stats), but Halep has a winning record of 2-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Muguruza won 7-68 7-5 in the semifinal in Melbourne back in January 2020.

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