Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza will play each other in the semifinal of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 7th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12 pm on Court Centrale. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.53
Garbine Muguruza -> 2.65
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Garbine Muguruza
This will be the 7th time that Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza play 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, Halep won 6-1 6-4 in the semifinal in at the French Open back in 2018.
Simona Halep
Ranked no. 2, the Romanian reached the semifinal after defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-4, Dayana Yastremska 7-5 6-4 and Yulia Putintseva 6-2 2-0 ret..
In the quarter, Halep had a good straight sets win against Putintseva (6-2 2-0 ret.). During the match Halep scored 40 points vs Putintseva’s 26. Simona was extremely aggressive to blast 17 winners.
Talking about the service games, Halep was unable to score even 1 ace throughout the match and she committed only 1 double fault. Simona Halep conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Halep put 71% of her first serves in, winning 68% (17/25) of the points behind her 1st serve and 70% (7/10) on the 2nd serve. The Romanian broke Putintseva 3 times after converting 75% of her break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Halep hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Halep has a an impressive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 71% of her matches (407-167). 8-0 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Halep has a 131-42 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Her best result of the season was managing to win the title in Dubai where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) and in Prague where she defeated Elise Mertens in the final 6-2 7-5.
Simona has a 18-2 win-loss record in 2020, 8-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rome
Simona lost in the 2nd round to Marketa Vondrousova.
Garbine Muguruza
Ranked no. 17, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after beating Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-3, Cori Gauff 7-63 3-6 6-3, Johanna Konta 6-4 6-1 and Victoria Azarenka 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Azarenka, Muguruza recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Muguruza scored 93 points vs Azarenka’s 88. Garbine was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Muguruza recorded 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Garbine Muguruza lost the serve 6 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Muguruza put 61% of her first serves in, winning 54% (30/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. Garbine broke Azarenka 7 times after converting 41% of her break points (7/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Garbine has conceded 2 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 .
Muguruza has a 21-5 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rome
Garbine had to surrender in the 3rd round to Victoria Azarenka.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Halep | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 94 |
| Pts | 145-115 | 326-283 |
| Total Points | 260 | 609 |
| Winners | 49 | 135 |
| %Winners | 34% | 41% |
Halep played 2 matches while Muguruza competed in 4 matches. At the moment, Garbine Muguruza surrendered 2 sets while Simona Halep hasn’t dropped a set so far. Halep has played 6 set(s) less than Muguruza (4 vs 10). Therefore, Halep played 53 games less than Muguruza. Halep scored 49 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard struck 135 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Halep | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 76/122 | 202/319 |
| %1st in | 62% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 49/76 | 135/202 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 23/46 | 56/117 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 48% |
Halep bagged 4 aces (2 per match). Muguruza made 17 aces (4.3 per match). Halep won 64% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Muguruza won 67% 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 | Halep | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 19 |
| Converted | 12/20 | 19/44 |
| % Converted | 60% | 43% |
| Conceded | 16 | 36 |
| Saved | 9 | 24 |
| % Saved | 56% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 12 |
The Romanian broke her opponents 12 times with a 60% conversion rate. Simona lost her serve 7 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded. The Spaniard broke her opponents 19 times with a 43% conversion rate. Garbine conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded.
| Halep | |||||
| R2 Paolini |
R3 Yastremska |
1/4 Putintseva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 2-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 22 | 10 | 51 | |
| pts | 71-57 | 74-58 | 40-26 | 185-141 | |
| Total points | 128 | 132 | 66 | 326 | |
| Winners | 23 | 26 | 17 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 35% | 43% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 40/64 | 36/58 | 25/35 | 101/157 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 62% | 71% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 23/40 | 26/36 | 17/25 | 66/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 72% | 68% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/24 | 14/22 | 7/10 | 30/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 64% | 70% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 8/10 | 4/10 | 3/4 | 15/24 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 40% | 75% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
| Saved | 7/12 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 58% | 50% | 100% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Muguruza | ||||||
| R1 Stephens |
R2 Gauff |
R3 Konta |
1/4 Azarenka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 7-63 3-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 17 | 28 | 94 | |
| pts | 67-53 | 104-100 | 62-42 | 93-88 | 326-283 | |
| Total points | 120 | 204 | 104 | 181 | 609 | |
| Winners | 35 | 43 | 27 | 30 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 41% | 44% | 32% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 48/67 | 65/106 | 33/54 | 56/92 | 202/319 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 43/65 | 27/33 | 30/56 | 135/202 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 66% | 82% | 54% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 18/41 | 13/21 | 17/36 | 56/117 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 44% | 62% | 47% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/13 | 3/7 | 7/17 | 19/44 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 38% | 43% | 41% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 36 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 6/11 | 3/3 | 8/14 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 55% | 100% | 57% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Rome
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Simona HalepHalep – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-2 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Elise MertensMertens (6-3 3-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Elise MertensMertens (6-3 3-6 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Simona HalepHalep – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (2-4) – H2H and prediction
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
