Sofia Rocchetti vs Sarah Iliev Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Rocchetti 1 - 0 Iliev

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Rocchetti has won 43.27% of points on their second serve, while Iliev has won 45.73%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Rocchetti, in recent form, has won 57.12% of their opponent's second serve points, while Iliev has won 59.31%. The same stats for first serve returns are 46.04% and 42.27% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Rocchetti has saved 51.15% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Iliev has saved 55.66% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Rocchetti has won 55.07% of matches played (W/L 38/ 31), with Iliev winning 48.39% (W/L 15/ 16) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Rocchetti has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 54% (W/L 114/ 99), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 1/ 1). Iliev has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 34/ 20), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 45% (W/L 10/ 12).
• Player level: In the last year, Rocchetti has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 54.24% of matches (W/L 32/ 27), where as Iliev has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 14/ 14). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Rocchetti winning 1 times and Iliev being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Rocchetti winning 2 and Iliev winning 1. The last match between Rocchetti and Iliev was at the W35 Hammamet, 11-04-2024, Second, Clay with Sofia Rocchetti getting the victory 4-6 6-3 6-3.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:32:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Rocchetti and Iliev have played a deciding set 1 times, with Rocchetti winning 1 times and Iliev 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Rocchetti winning 0, and Iliev 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Rocchetti has played against opponents with an average rank of 203.52 while Iliev has played against players with an average rank of 204.87.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Rocchetti has won 52% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Iliev has won 25% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Rocchetti has converted 58.08% of breakpoint opportunities, and Iliev has converted 56.98% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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