R16 Italian Open 2026

Elena Rybakina #2 def. Karolina Pliskova #130

6-0 6-2

Elena Rybakina defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-0 6-2 in the 2026 Italian Open fourth round on clay courts on May 11, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena RybakinaKarolina Pliskova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.8%58.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.6%50.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.9%23.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.3%39.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
61.0%35.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.6%37.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.4-17.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+17.9-7.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldElena RybakinaKarolina Pliskova
Country KAZ CZE
Birth dateJun 17, 1999Mar 21, 1992
Age2634
Height184 cm186 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2130
Ranking points (entering)8,555590
Elo (entering)2,2261,868
Current career W-L317–130430–248
Current career earnings$35,354,162$27,178,922
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Rybakina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandra Eala #426-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2026R32
Maria Sakkari #476-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2026R64

Elena Rybakina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #106-2 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2026QF

Karolina Pliskova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laura Siegemund #466-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2026R32
Jaqueline Cristian #286-7(5) 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2026R64
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro #514-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2026R128