Karolina Pliskova and Iga Swiatek will fight against each other in the final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:30 pm on Center Court. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.49
Karolina Pliskova -> 3.02
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Prediction and head to head Karolina Pliskova vs. Iga Swiatek
There is no head to head record between Karolina Pliskova and Iga Swiatek since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Karolina Pliskova
Ranked no. 9, Karolina got to the final after beating Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-3, Vera Zvonareva 7-5 6-3, Jelena Ostapenko 4-6 7-5 7-61 and Petra Martic 6-1 3-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, The Czech defeated Martic (6-1 3-6 6-2). During the match Pliskova scored 91 points vs Martic’s 76. The Czech was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Pliskova bagged 8 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Karolina Pliskova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Pliskova put 67% of her first serves in, winning 67% (36/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Pliskova broke Martic 6 times after converting 46% of her break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has lost 2 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Pliskova has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (416-210). 7-2 on clay in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Pliskova has a 78-43 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Karolina’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Rome.
Pliskova has a 14-8 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, she won this tournament once in 2019. See her history.
Iga Swiatek
Ranked no. 15 (career high), the Pole got to the final after defeating Alison Riske 5-4 ret., Madison Keys 7-5 6-1, Barbora Krejcikova 3-6 7-65 7-5, Elina Svitolina 6-2 7-5 and Cori Gauff 7-63 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Pole had a good straight sets win against Gauff (7-63 6-3). During the match Swiatek scored 79 points vs Gauff’s 67. The Pole was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Swiatek scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Iga Swiatek lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Swiatek put 53% of her first serves in, winning 67% (26/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 66% (23/35) on the 2nd serve. Swiatek broke Gauff 3 times after converting 75% of her break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Pole started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in in Adelaide where she defeated Belinda Bencic in the final 6-2 6-2.
Iga has a 18-5 win-loss record in 2021, 7-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2020. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pliskova | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 97 | 104 |
| Pts | 345-291 | 366-318 |
| Total Points | 636 | 684 |
| Winners | 131 | 121 |
| %Winners | 38% | 33% |
Pliskova played 4 matches while Swiatek competed in 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Karolina Pliskova conceded 2 sets, while Iga Swiatek lost 1 set. Pliskova has played 1 set(s) less than Swiatek (10 vs 11). Therefore, Pliskova played 7 games less than Swiatek. Karolina scored 131 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Swiatek managed to score 121 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pliskova | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| 1st in | 187/302 | 191/351 |
| %1st in | 62% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 131/187 | 121/191 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 45/115 | 97/160 |
| %2nd pts | 39% | 61% |
Pliskova recorded 25 aces (6.3 per match). Swiatek made 4 aces (0.8 per match). Pliskova won 70% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 39% of the points. On the other side, Swiatek won 63% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pliskova | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 26 | 19 |
| Converted | 26/55 | 19/39 |
| % Converted | 47% | 49% |
| Conceded | 41 | 36 |
| Saved | 25 | 23 |
| % Saved | 61% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 16 | 13 |
Karolina broke her opponents 26 times with a 47% conversion rate. Pliskova lost her serve 16 times and she saved 61% of the break points that she conceded. Swiatek broke her opponents 19 times with a 49% conversion rate. Iga conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded.
| Pliskova | ||||||
| R2 Sevastova |
R3 Zvonareva |
1/4 Ostapenko |
1/2 Martic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | 4-6 7-5 7-61 | 6-1 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 21 | 35 | 24 | 97 | |
| pts | 63-47 | 78-62 | 113-106 | 91-76 | 345-291 | |
| Total points | 110 | 140 | 219 | 167 | 636 | |
| Winners | 19 | 31 | 45 | 36 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 30 | |
| 1st in | 25/45 | 40/63 | 68/113 | 54/81 | 187/302 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 63% | 60% | 67% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 19/25 | 31/40 | 45/68 | 36/54 | 131/187 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 78% | 66% | 67% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 5/23 | 18/45 | 13/27 | 45/115 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 22% | 40% | 48% | 39% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 7/16 | 7/13 | 6/13 | 26/55 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 44% | 54% | 46% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 41 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 6/10 | 11/18 | 7/10 | 25 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 60% | 61% | 70% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| Swiatek | |||||||
| R1 Riske |
R2 Keys |
R3 Krejcikova |
1/4 Svitolina |
1/2 Gauff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-4 ret. | 7-5 6-1 | 3-6 7-65 7-5 | 6-2 7-5 | 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 9 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 104 | |
| pts | 32-30 | 71-53 | 117-115 | 67-53 | 79-67 | 366-318 | |
| Total points | 62 | 124 | 232 | 120 | 146 | 684 | |
| Winners | 13 | 19 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 121 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 27% | 34% | 34% | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 21/35 | 27/56 | 69/121 | 35/65 | 39/74 | 191/351 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 48% | 57% | 54% | 53% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 13/21 | 19/27 | 40/69 | 23/35 | 26/39 | 121/191 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 70% | 58% | 66% | 67% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/14 | 18/29 | 33/52 | 18/30 | 23/35 | 97/160 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 62% | 63% | 60% | 66% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 5/11 | 4/11 | 5/10 | 3/4 | 19/39 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 45% | 36% | 50% | 75% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 36 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 4/6 | 11/16 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 69% | 50% | 67% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
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