Julia Grabher and Lucia Bronzetti will face off in the final of the Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:00 pm on Center Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lucia Bronzetti who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lucia Bronzetti is the pick to win this match.
Lucia Bronzetti -> 1.81
Julia Grabher -> 2
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Prediction and head to head Julia Grabher vs. Lucia Bronzetti
This will be the 3rd time that Julia Grabher and Lucia Bronzetti clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Grabher and Bronzetti (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Grabher won 6-2 6-3 in the final in the W60 Bellinzona back in 2021.
Julia Grabher
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-26 | 5-9 | 17-11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-32 | 3-6 | 46-22 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-25 | 5-4 | 21-13 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-13 | 0-3 | 5-4 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 74 (career-high), the Austrian got to the final after beating Ysaline Bonaventure 6-73 6-4 6-2, Cagla Buyukakcay 6-1 7-64, Martina Trevisan 6-3 ret. and Julia Riera 6-1 3-6 7-66.
In the semifinal, The Austrian defeated Riera (6-1 3-6 7-66). During the match, Grabher scored 104 points vs Riera’s 89. The Austrian was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Grabher was unable to score even 1 ace throughout the match and she was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Julia Grabher lost the serve 4 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Grabher put 81% of her first serves in, winning 59% (45/76) of the points behind her 1st serve and 61% (11/18) on the 2nd serve. Grabher broke Riera 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Grabher has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points she played.
Grabher has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 61% of her matches (330-210). 10-6 on clay in 2023. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Grabher has an aggregate287-151 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Austrian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Rabat.
Grabher has an overall 15-18 win-loss record in 2023, 10-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rabat
Julia has never competed in this tournament before.
Lucia Bronzetti
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-13 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-30 | 15-17 | 10-9 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-26 | 18-10 | 13-10 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 14-4 | 38-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-11 | 0-2 | 5-4 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 102, Lucia got to the final after beating Rebecca Peterson 6-4 7-64, Tatjana Maria 6-71 6-4 7-5, Alycia Parks 6-2 6-0 and Sloane Stephens 6-1 6-1.
In the semifinal, Bronzetti had a good straight sets win against Stephens (6-1 6-1). During the match Bronzetti scored 56 points vs Stephens’s 32. Lucia was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Bronzetti managed to score 3 aces and she was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Lucia Bronzetti was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of her 1st serve and 58% (7/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Italian broke Stephens 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lucia has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Lucia’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Australia and the Beaubourg.
Bronzetti has a compiled 15-15 win-loss record in 2023, 8-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rabat
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Grabher | Bronzetti |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 89 | 86 |
| Pts | 325-271 | 329-256 |
| Total Points | 596 | 585 |
| Winners | 136 | 124 |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% |
Both Grabher and Bronzetti played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Julia Grabher lost 2 sets, while Lucia Bronzetti surrendered 1 set. Grabher has played 1 set more than Bronzetti (10 vs 9). Therefore, Grabher played 3 games more than Bronzetti. The Austrian scored 136 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian blasted 124 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Grabher | Bronzetti |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 1st in | 209/299 | 183/277 |
| %1st in | 70% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 136/209 | 124/183 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 42/90 | 45/94 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 48% |
Grabher fired 2 aces (0.5 per match). Bronzetti struck 7 aces (1.8 per match). Grabher won 65% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Bronzetti won 68% 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 | Grabher | Bronzetti |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 23 |
| Converted | 19/36 | 23/45 |
| % Converted | 53% | 51% |
| Conceded | 30 | 21 |
| Saved | 18 | 11 |
| % Saved | 60% | 52% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 10 |
Grabher broke her opponents 19 times with a 53% conversion rate. Grabher dropped her serve 12 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. Lucia broke her opponents 23 times with a 51% conversion rate. The Italian conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 52% of the break points that she conceded.
| Grabher | ||||||
| R1 Bonaventure |
R2 Buyukakcay |
1/4 Trevisan |
1/2 Riera |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 6-4 6-2 | 6-1 7-64 | 6-3 ret. | 6-1 3-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 89 | |
| pts | 111-98 | 79-63 | 31-21 | 104-89 | 325-271 | |
| Total points | 209 | 142 | 52 | 193 | 596 | |
| Winners | 42 | 34 | 15 | 45 | 136 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% | 48% | 43% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 66/109 | 44/63 | 23/33 | 76/94 | 209/299 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 70% | 70% | 81% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 42/66 | 34/44 | 15/23 | 45/76 | 136/209 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 77% | 65% | 59% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/43 | 6/19 | 6/10 | 11/18 | 42/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 32% | 60% | 61% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 8/15 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 5/10 | 19/36 | |
| Converted % | 53% | 44% | 100% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 30 | |
| Saved | 8/13 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 6/10 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 62% | 50% | 67% | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| Bronzetti | ||||||
| R1 Peterson |
R2 Maria |
1/4 Parks |
1/2 Stephens |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-64 | 6-71 6-4 7-5 | 6-2 6-0 | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 86 | |
| pts | 94-78 | 117-105 | 62-41 | 56-32 | 329-256 | |
| Total points | 172 | 222 | 103 | 88 | 585 | |
| Winners | 32 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% | 37% | 41% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 51/74 | 71/113 | 30/47 | 31/43 | 183/277 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 63% | 64% | 72% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 32/51 | 46/71 | 23/30 | 23/31 | 124/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 65% | 77% | 74% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/23 | 20/42 | 9/17 | 7/12 | 45/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 48% | 53% | 58% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 7/12 | 5/12 | 5/6 | 23/45 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 58% | 42% | 83% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 5/10 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 50% | 100% | – | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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