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WTA Rome
Paolini v Mertens 1.75
Due to start at 12:00
Confidence rating 7/10
Mertens 4-2. Most recent June 2024, grass, Mertens retired. Mertens won on hard in Oct 2023, 2 sets. 3 sets win on hard in Feb 2022. Paolini won on hard in 2021, 3 sets. Mertens won on clay in 2020 and 2018, 3 and 2 sets. Clay win %’s favour Paolini in the last year. Mertens leads in 2026.
Paolini won the title last year. She needed 3 sets against Jeanjean in the 2nd round.
4th Round at the French Open 2025.
Mertens reached the 4th round last season. 2 sets win over Udvardy in the 2nd round.
3rd round in Madrid 2026. 2nd round in Stuttgart 2026.
12 month stats favour Mertens on serve. 2026 stats favour her overall.
Lay Paolini around 1.65 and remove liability at 2.10. Chance of 3 sets.
Match prediction: Mertens in 3 sets.
