Dalila Spiteri vs Lucia BronzettiPalermo Round of 16

Palermo · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#355WTA
1376ELO
1374Clay ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWLW
0 — 2
Sets
Thursday, 23 July 2026 ·
clay
CENTRALE · 3rd on
#120WTA
1622ELO
1605Clay ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Spiteri D.
4-6 4-6
Bronzetti L.
Spiteri D.
440
Bronzetti L.
662

Lucia Bronzetti defeated Dalila Spiteri 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 16 at the Palermo clay court tournament. Bronzetti hit one ace and three double faults, winning 61% of her first serves and converting 67% of her break points. She secured six service breaks to Spiteri's four, advancing to the next round.

Around the match

  • At this level all matches are difficult. Spiteri played well, in the end it was attitude that made the difference. I stayed attached to every point and I'm happy to have won the match.

    Bronzetti L.palermoladiesopen.it· 2026-07-23

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Key context

  • Match story: Lucia Bronzetti edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
49%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 18:50 UTC
Spiteri D.24%
Bronzetti L.76%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Bronzetti L. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model (out-of-sample validated). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.1Clay Elo 1374
Surface ELO
7.9+231 Clay Elo edge
1.9Overall Elo 1376
ELO gap
8.1Overall Elo 1622
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
5.45 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.88 of last 10 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
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.

Freshness

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Freshness·Dominant
83
51

Spiteri D.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 42 games (7d) · Bronzetti L.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 93 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw