Francesca Jones vs Dalila SpiteriRome Round of 32

Rome · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#106WTA
1619ELO
1621Clay ELO
25 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Monday, 13 July 2026 ·
clay
#291WTA
1376ELO
1374Clay ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Jones F.
vs
Spiteri D.

Francesca Jones faces Dalila Spiteri in the Rome round of 32 on clay. Francesca Jones is the paper favourite — ranked #106, a roughly 250-point clay Elo advantage — but Dalila Spiteri arrives in form, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay to Francesca Jones's 2.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 18:20 UTC
Jones F.86%
Spiteri D.14%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Strong favourite · Jones F. heavily favoured

Calibrated model · 66% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

  • Surface form: Francesca Jones 2 of 6, Dalila Spiteri 3 of 6 on clay recently — Dalila Spiteri the sharper of late.
  • Fatigue load: Francesca Jones carries the heavier recent load — 1 three-setter to 0 in the past fortnight.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.1+247 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.9Clay Elo 1374
7.0Overall Elo 1619
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1376
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
4.65 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
5.05 of last 10 on clay
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Form trajectory

Jones F.Rising

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

18 vs 29 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
49%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Jones F.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Spiteri D.

Spiteri D.serving39% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Jones F.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
77

Jones F.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
31°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 40%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.