Kristina Mladenovic vs Belinda BencicRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#835WTA
1422ELO
1371Clay ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
#11WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Mladenovic K.
6-3 6-4
Bencic B.
Mladenovic K.
662
Bencic B.
340

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Kristina Mladenovic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-01-17Australian OpenR128hardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-3
2021-04-29MadridR64clayBelinda Bencic6-4 6-2
2019-10-14MoscowSFhardBelinda Bencic6-3 6-4
2019-05-13RomeR32clayKristina Mladenovic6-2 2-6 6-1
2017-02-11Fed Cup WG R1: SUI vs FRARRhardKristina Mladenovic6-3 6-4
2016-06-06's HertogenboschSFgrassKristina Mladenovic2-6 6-3 6-4
2015-06-08's HertogenboschQFgrassBelinda Bencic7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mladenovic K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Mladenovic K.Bencic B.
Serve
38
Return
21

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
49%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
88
Break points saved·Dominant
26
95
Break points won·Dominant
69
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
98

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
82

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw