Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova will clash against each other in the final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 12th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5 pm on Campo Centrale. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the 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 -> 1.59
Karolina Pliskova -> 2.49
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Karolina Pliskova
This will be the 12th time that Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova play each other. The head to head is 7-4 for Halep (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Pliskova won 7-5 6-1 in the semifinal in Miami back in 2019.
Simona Halep
Ranked no. 2, the Romanian got to the semifinal after defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-4, Dayana Yastremska 7-5 6-4, Yulia Putintseva 6-2 2-0 ret. and Garbine Muguruza 6-3 4-6 6-4.
In the semifinal, Simona defeated Muguruza (6-3 4-6 6-4). During the match Halep scored 97 points vs Muguruza’s 94. Halep was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Halep scored 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Simona Halep lost the serve 7 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Halep put 68% of her first serves in, winning 52% (32/62) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (12/29) on the 2nd serve. The Romanian broke Muguruza 9 times after converting 50% of her break points (9/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Romanian has lost 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points she played.
Halep has a a solid record in the last 10 years having won 71% of her matches (408-167). 9-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Halep has a 132-42 record in the last years on clay.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Dubai where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) and in Prague where she beat Elise Mertens in the final 6-2 7-5.
The Romanian has a 19-2 win-loss record in 2020, 9-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rome
Simona capitulated in the 2nd round to Marketa Vondrousova.
Karolina Pliskova
Ranked no. 4, the Czech reached the semifinal after beating Barbora Strycova 6-3 6-3, Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3, Elise Mertens 6-3 3-6 6-0 and Marketa Vondrousova 6-2 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Vondrousova (6-2 6-4). During the match Pliskova scored 72 points vs Vondrousova’s 56. The Czech was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Pliskova bagged 6 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Karolina Pliskova lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Pliskova put 73% of her first serves in, winning 66% (29/44) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (8/16) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Vondrousova 5 times after converting 38% of her break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pliskova has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Brisbane where she beat Madison Keys in the final 6-4 4-6 7-5.
The Czech has a 13-5 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rome
Karolina conquered the title last year in Rome after downing Johanna Konta .
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Halep | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 79 |
| Pts | 242-209 | 297-225 |
| Total Points | 451 | 522 |
| Winners | 81 | 116 |
| %Winners | 33% | 39% |
Halep played 3 matches while Pliskova competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Simona Halep conceded 1 set, while Karolina Pliskova dropper 1 set. Halep has played 2 set(s) less than Pliskova (7 vs 9). Therefore, Halep played 9 games less than Pliskova. The Romanian scored 81 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Karolina blasted 116 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Halep | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 138/213 | 159/259 |
| %1st in | 65% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 81/138 | 116/159 |
| %1st pts | 59% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 35/75 | 51/100 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 51% |
Halep bagged 6 aces (2 per match). Pliskova managed to score 10 aces (2.5 per match). Halep won 59% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Pliskova won 73% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Halep | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 18 |
| Converted | 21/38 | 18/39 |
| % Converted | 55% | 46% |
| Conceded | 31 | 19 |
| Saved | 17 | 12 |
| % Saved | 55% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 14 | 7 |
Simona broke her opponents 21 times with a 55% conversion rate. Halep lost her serve 14 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded. The Czech broke her opponents 18 times with a 46% conversion rate. Pliskova conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.
| Halep | ||||||
| R2 Paolini |
R3 Yastremska |
1/4 Putintseva |
1/2 Muguruza |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 2-0 ret. | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 22 | 10 | 29 | 80 | |
| pts | 71-57 | 74-58 | 40-26 | 97-94 | 282-235 | |
| Total points | 128 | 132 | 66 | 191 | 517 | |
| Winners | 23 | 26 | 17 | 32 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 35% | 43% | 33% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 40/64 | 36/58 | 25/35 | 62/91 | 163/248 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 62% | 71% | 68% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 23/40 | 26/36 | 17/25 | 32/62 | 98/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 72% | 68% | 52% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/24 | 14/22 | 7/10 | 12/29 | 42/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 64% | 70% | 41% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | |
| Converted | 8/10 | 4/10 | 3/4 | 9/18 | 24/42 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 40% | 75% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 33 | |
| Saved | 7/12 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8/15 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 58% | 50% | 100% | 53% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| Pliskova | ||||||
| R2 Strycova |
R3 Blinkova |
1/4 Mertens |
1/2 Vondrousova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 3-6 6-0 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 79 | |
| pts | 60-41 | 69-50 | 96-78 | 72-56 | 297-225 | |
| Total points | 101 | 119 | 174 | 128 | 522 | |
| Winners | 22 | 29 | 36 | 29 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 38% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 29/51 | 36/60 | 50/88 | 44/60 | 159/259 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 60% | 57% | 73% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 22/29 | 29/36 | 36/50 | 29/44 | 116/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 81% | 72% | 66% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 11/24 | 18/38 | 8/16 | 51/100 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 46% | 47% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | 5/14 | 5/13 | 18/39 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | 36% | 38% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 1/3 | 6/8 | 5/7 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 33% | 75% | 71% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
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