Belinda Bencic and Kristina Mladenovic will play in in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 4th time of their career on Thursday at 10 on court no.3.
Belinda Bencic
Ranked no. 15 Belinda qualified to the 2nd round after beating Anastasija Sevastova 2-6 6-3 6-2.
Last year result
The Swiss didn’t play in Rome last year.
Kristina Mladenovic
Ranked no. 63 Mladenovic reaches the 2nd round after defeating Fiona Ferro 7-64 6-2, Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-4, and Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-2. Kiki is impressing since she has been partnering with Osaka’s former coach Sascha Baijin.
Last year result
Kristina got to the 1st round last year in Rome before retiring against Anastasija Sevastova when he was 6-3 3-0 down.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Belinda Bencic vs. Kristina Mladenovic
This will be the 4th time that Belinda Bencic and Kristina Mladenovic square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Mladenovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never fought on clay.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.61
Kristina Mladenovic -> 2.20
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