Elena Rybakina def. Alexandra Eala — Round of 32, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

WTA 1000ClayRome, Italy

Played10 May 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 2 going into this drawWon

Elena Rybakina seeded 2 6 6

🇵🇭ranked WTA number 42 going into this draw

Alexandra Eala 4 3

🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinavA. EalaAlexandra Eala🇵🇭

🇰🇿Elena Rybakina

🇵🇭Alexandra Eala

Match stats

Serve

6

Aces

1

0

Double faults

5

62%

1st serve in

67%

73%

1st serve points won

57%

45%

2nd serve points won

44%

62%

Service points won

53%

0/1

Break points saved

3/7

Return

47%

Return points won

38%

4/7

Break points won

1/1

69

Total points won

60

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

6–4

7–1

Last 30 days

3–2

By surface

7–1

Clay

4–3

21–5

Hard

12–7

By round

7–0

R32

6–1

6–2

R16

3–3

15–5

At WTA 1000s

10–5

How their matches go

32

Completed matches

24

63%

Won in straight sets

38%

22%

Won after losing a set

21%

9%

Lost after winning a set

8%

6%

Lost in straight sets

33%

4–3

Tiebreaks

3–2

7–3

Deciding sets

5–2

22/23

Won after winning set 1

11/13

5/9

Won after losing set 1

3/11

Serve and return, last 5 matches

57%

1st serve in

65%

68%

1st serve points won

62%

53%

2nd serve points won

45%

38%

Break points saved

61%

45%

Return points won

42%

49%

Break points won

52%

4.8

Aces a match

0.6

2.2

Double faults a match

1.6

Last 14 days

3

Matches

2

7

Sets

5

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElena RybakinaAlexandra Eala
🇨🇳WangNo. 31
🇨🇳WangNo. 31WonDoha R32WonRome R64LostAuckland SF
🇧🇪MertensNo. 21
🇧🇪MertensNo. 21WonMelbourne R16LostMadrid R64
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 11
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 11WonStuttgart FLostBrisbane QFLostMiami R16
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 25
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 25WonStuttgart QFLostStuttgart R32
🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 32
🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 32WonIndian Wells R64WonDubai R64
🇨🇿ValentovaNo. 51
🇨🇿ValentovaNo. 51WonMelbourne R32LostDoha R64
Total
Total6–12–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElena RybakinaAlexandra Eala
1Won🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 37No. 37 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 MayWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 31No. 31 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 May
2Lost🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 54No. 54 · 27 AprMadrid R16 · 27 AprWon🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 38No. 38 · 6 MayRome R128 · 6 May
3Won🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 37No. 37 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 AprLost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 20No. 20 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 Apr
4Won🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 61No. 61 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 AprWon🇷🇺A. PavlyuchenkovaAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaR128 · 22 AprMadrid R128 · 22 Apr
5Won🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 12No. 12 · 19 AprStuttgart F · 19 AprLost🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 25No. 25 · 14 AprStuttgart R32 · 14 Apr
6Won🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 10No. 10 · 18 AprStuttgart SF · 18 AprLost🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 23No. 23 · 8 AprLinz R16 · 8 Apr
7Won🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 25No. 25 · 17 AprStuttgart QF · 17 AprWon🇦🇹J. GrabherJulia GrabherNo. 87No. 87 · 7 AprLinz R32 · 7 Apr
8Won🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 19No. 19 · 16 AprStuttgart R16 · 16 AprLost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 13No. 13 · 23 MarMiami R16 · 23 Mar
9Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 26 MarMiami SF · 26 MarWon🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 49No. 49 · 21 MarMiami R32 · 21 Mar
10Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 25 MarMiami QF · 25 MarWon🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 55No. 55 · 19 MarMiami R64 · 19 Mar