Madison Keys and Peyton Stearns will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on GRAND STAND ARENA. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Madison Keys who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Madison Keys is the pick to win this match.
Madison Keys -> 1.444
Peyton Stearns -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Madison Keys vs. Peyton Stearns

This will be the 2nd time that Madison Keys and Peyton Stearns play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Stearns (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played, Stearns won 3-6 7-5 3-0 ret. in the 2nd round in Toronto back in 2024.

Madison Keys

Madison Keys

24 - 5win/loss

Hard
19-3
I Hard
0-0
Clay
5-2
Rank
7
High
5
LWLWWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 24-6 19-3 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 24-12 7-6 13-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2023 33-15 19-9 5-3 0-2 9-1 0-0
2022 30-20 25-12 4-4 0-3 1-1 0-0
2021 11-15 3-9 3-4 0-0 5-2 0-0

Ranked no. 6, the American reached the 3rd round after defeating Varvara Gracheva 7-6(4) 6-1.

In the 2nd round, Madison had a good straight sets win against Gracheva (7-64 6-1). During the match, Keys scored 95 points vs Gracheva’s 77. Madison was extremely aggressive to blast 42 winners.

Talking about the service games, Keys managed to score 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Madison Keys lost the serve twice and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Keys put 69% of her first serves in, winning 70% (42/60) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (11/27) on the 2nd serve. Keys broke Gracheva 4 times after converting 29% of her break points (4/14).

Keys has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (251-128). 5-2 on clay in 2025. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Keys has an aggregate 63-33 record in the last years on clay.

Her best result of the year was winning the title in Adelaide where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 4-6 6-1 and at the Australian Open where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 2-6 7-5.

Madison has a composed 24-5 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rome

Rome
Keys's Record

Peyton Stearns

Peyton Stearns

13 - 11win/loss

Hard
7-8
I Hard
1-1
Clay
5-2
Rank
28
High
28
LWWWWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 16-12 7-8 8-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
2024 25-23 13-15 11-6 0-0 1-2 0-0
2023 45-23 19-13 19-7 6-1 1-2 0-0
2022 33-15 29-12 1-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 8-9 8-7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 42 (career-high), Peyton got to the 3rd round after beating Nuria Brancaccio 6-3 6-2 and Anna Kalinskaya 6-2 6-3.

In the 2nd round, Stearns had a good straight sets win against Kalinskaya (6-2 6-3). During the match Stearns scored 61 points vs Kalinskaya’s 43. Peyton was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.

About the serving games, Stearns scored 3 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Peyton Stearns lost the serve once and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Stearns put 61% of her first serves in, winning 76% (26/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Kalinskaya 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Peyton hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points she played.

Stearns has an aggregate 13-11 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rome

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Rome
Stearns's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

M.Keys
P.Stearns
2h:00
2h:00
Time on court​
2h:26
2h:26
2h:00
2h:00
Last match​
1h:13
1h:13
1
1
Match played
!
2
2
20
20
Games Played​
34
34
2
2
Set played​​
4
4
95
95
Total points​
124
124
95
95
Avg point​
62
62
42
42
Winners
56
56
42
42
Avg Winners​
28
28
44%
44%
Ratio winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
4
4
3
3
Avg Aces
2
2
1
1
Double Faults
6
6
1
1
Avg Double Faults
3
3
42/60
42/60
1st won total​
56/69
56/69
70%
70%
1st won %
!
81%
81%
11/27
11/27
2nd won total​
20/44
20/44
41%
41%
2nd won %
45%
45%
-- Break Points --
4/14
4/14
BP won
7/12
7/12
4/14
4/14
Avg BP won
3.5/6
3.5/6
!
29%
29%
Won
!
58%
58%
9
9
Conceded
7
7
9
9
Avg Conceded
3.5
3.5
2
2
Broken
1
1
2
2
Avg Broken
!
0.5
0.5
7
7
Saved
6
6

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Keys Stearns
Match played 1 2
Tot Set 2 4
Tot Games 20 34
Pts 95-77 124-86
Total Points 172 210
Winners 42 56
%Winners 44% 45%

Keys played 1 match while Stearns competed in 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Keys has played 2 set(s) less than Stearns (2 vs 4). Therefore, Keys played 14 games less than Stearns. Keys scored 42 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Peyton recorded 56 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve Keys Stearns
Aces 3 4
Avg per match 3 2
1st in 60/87 69/113
%1st in 69% 61%
1st pts 42/60 56/69
%1st pts 70% 81%
2nd pts 11/27 20/44
%2nd pts 41% 45%

Keys bagged 3 aces . Stearns fired 4 aces (2 per match). Keys won 70% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Stearns won 81% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Keys Stearns
Won 4 7
Converted 4/14 7/12
% Converted 29% 58%
Conceded 9 7
Saved 7 6
% Saved 78% 86%
Times Broken 2 1

The American broke her opponent 4 times with a 29% conversion rate. Keys lost her serve twice and she saved 78% of the break points that she conceded. Peyton broke her opponents 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. Peyton conceded her serve once and she saved 86% of the break points that she conceded.

Keys
R2
Gracheva
Total
Score 7-64 6-1
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 20 20
pts 95-77 95-77
Total points 172 172
Winners 42 42
%Winners 44% 44%
SERVE
Aces 3 3
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 60/87 60/87
% 1st in 69% 69%
1st pts 42/60 42/60
% 1st pts 70% 70%
2nd pts 11/27 11/27
% 2nd pts 41% 41%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/14 4/14
Converted % 29% 29%
Conceded 9 9
Saved 7/9 7
Saved % 78% 78%
Times Broken 2 2
Stearns
R1
Brancaccio
R2
Kalinskaya
Total
Score 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-3
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 17 17 34
pts 63-43 61-43 124-86
Total points 106 104 210
Winners 30 26 56
%Winners 48% 43% 45%
SERVE
Aces 1 3 4
Double Faults 2 4 6
1st in 35/57 34/56 69/113
% 1st in 61% 61% 61%
1st pts 30/35 26/34 56/69
% 1st pts 86% 76% 81%
2nd pts 9/22 11/22 20/44
% 2nd pts 41% 50% 45%
Breaks
Won 3 4 7
Converted 3/6 4/6 7/12
Converted % 50% 67% 58%
Conceded 4 3 7
Saved 4/4 2/3 6
Saved % 100% 67% 167%
Times Broken 0 1 1

Tennis Scores in Rome

  • Veronika KudermetovaKudermetovaAmanda AnisimovaAnisimova (7-65 7-5) – See score progression
  • Mirra AndreevaAndreevaEmiliana ArangoArango (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
  • Magdalena FrechFrechVictoria AzarenkaAzarenka (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
  • Emma RaducanuRaducanuJil TeichmannTeichmann (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
  • Qinwen ZhengZhengOlga DanilovicDanilovic (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
  • Clara TausonTausonKatie VolynetsVolynets (7-5 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenkaAnastasia PotapovaPotapova (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
  • Magda LinetteLinetteMaria SakkariSakkari (1-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
  • Sofia KeninKeninAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
  • Linda NoskovaNoskovaSonay KartalKartal (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
  • Naomi OsakaOsakaViktorija GolubicGolubic (2-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
  • Laura SiegemundSiegemundLucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
  • Marie BouzkovaBouzkovaBeatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
  • Madison KeysKeysVarvara GrachevaGracheva (7-64 6-1) – See score progression
  • Jaqueline CristianCristianYulia PutintsevaPutintseva (7-62 7-5) – See score progression
  • Elina SvitolinaSvitolinaJessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro (6-4 7-62) – See score progression
  • Diana ShnaiderShnaiderCaroline DolehideDolehide (6-0 6-0) – See score progression
  • Jasmine PaoliniPaoliniLulu SunSun (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
  • Elise MertensMertensSuzan LamensLamens (3-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
  • Ons JabeurJabeurPetra KvitovaKvitova (w/o) – See score progression
  • Danielle Rose CollinsRose CollinsElena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
  • Iga SwiatekSwiatekElisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
  • Jelena OstapenkoOstapenkoRebecca SramkovaSramkova (1-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
  • Peyton StearnsStearnsAnna KalinskayaKalinskaya (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
  • Jessica PegulaPegulaAshlyn KruegerKrueger (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
  • Hailey BaptisteBaptisteLiudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-3 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
  • Dan AddedAddedDominik RecekRecek (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
  • Colin SinclairSinclairLucas GerchGerch (6-2 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
  • Jan SatralSatralTadeas ParoulekParoulek (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
  • Evan FurnessFurnessPetr NouzaNouza (4-6 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
  • Julian LenzLenzOndrej StylerStyler (6-2 7-64) – See score progression
  • Maxime ChazalChazalJiri JenicekJenicek (6-0 6-0) – See score progression
  • Ondrej KrstevKrstevJacob GrillsGrills (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
  • Vaclav SafranekSafranekPatrik RiklRikl (w/o) – See score progression
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenkaAnastasia PotapovaPotapova (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
  • Sofia KeninKeninAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
  • Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie FernandezAntonia RuzicRuzic (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
  • Marta KostyukKostyukDaria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
  • Magdalena FrechFrechVictoria AzarenkaAzarenka (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
  • Qinwen ZhengZhengOlga DanilovicDanilovic (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
  • Magda LinetteLinetteMaria SakkariSakkari (1-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
  • Emma RaducanuRaducanuJil TeichmannTeichmann (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
  • Veronika KudermetovaKudermetovaAmanda AnisimovaAnisimova (7-6(5) 7-5) – See score progression
  • Emma NavarroNavarroKamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
  • Clara TausonTausonKatie VolynetsVolynets (7-5 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
  • Linda NoskovaNoskovaSonay KartalKartal (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
  • Mirra AndreevaAndreevaEmiliana ArangoArango (6-2 6-4) – See score progression

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