ITF W · Tarvisio ITF
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Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mazzola
⚔️ The Gladiator
Popa
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Alessandra Mazzola and Maria Sara Popa are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 3,912 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mazzola | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–6 | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.17 | 4.66 |
| ROI % | +60.8% | +261.9% |
| Units P/L | +11.55u | +18.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Mazzola and Popa have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mazzola has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Popa's 40%).
| Opponent | Mazzola | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen Andreea Herea | W | L 67 26 |
| Mathilde Lollia | W 75 63 | W |
| Diana Ioana Simionescu | W 62 26 63 | W |
| Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni | W 61 63 | L 75 57 26 |
| Maria Aran Teixido Garcia | L 36 64 26 | L 46 06 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mazzola | Popa |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 80.9% | 61.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 57.3% | 65.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.2% | 41.5% |
| Aces / Match | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.4 | 6.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 59.8% | 50.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 50.4% | 41.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 59.2% | 57.7% |
| BP Converted % | 57.5% | 47.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 54.7% | 52.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 71% | 68% |
Last five matches per player
Match summary
Alessandra Mazzola and Maria Sara Popa meet at the Tarvisio ITF on clay on June 23, neither player ranked. The two Italians have never played each other, though they share regional and circuit connections. Both bring baseline-heavy games built on sustained aggression and movement.
Mazzola arrives on a two-match losing streak but holds 14 wins in 20 clay matches over a recent span, a 70% conversion rate. Popa has momentum in her last five, winning four of them, though her clay record sits at 12 wins in 20 matches, 60%. They have faced some of the same opponents recently. Mazzola defeated Carmen Andreea Herea and Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni; Popa fell to both. Both players lost to Maria Aran Teixido Garcia.
Mazzola's clay record and consistency in that span suggest comfort on the surface, but she is coming off two consecutive losses. Popa has built real form in her last five matches and played three times in fourteen days before this fixture. The match asks whether Mazzola can shake her recent slide and impose her baseline game, or whether Popa's current run extends through the opening round.
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