First-round previews from the WTA Cundinamarca Open in Sopo (clay), with form, serve and return numbers and a full Tale of the Tape for every open match. Matches marked 🔒 are on today's PBTennis Patreon card. Times are as listed by the tournament schedule and may move with the order of play.
Elizabeth Mandlik vs Veronika Erjavec
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Maria Herazo vs Marina Bassols Ribera
🧠 Form & Context
Maria Herazo
- 📉 Ranked No. 709 at 29, 5–5 in her last 10 and winning 53% of recent matches.
- 🚀 Lands 68.7% of first serves, the higher mark in this match.
- 🔁 A strong returner: 41.1% against the first serve and 57.5% against the second.
- 🏆 Has won 57% of deciding sets this season and 55% of career tiebreaks.
- ⚠️ Weak behind her serve: 58.0% on the first and 43.8% on the second (40% recently).
Marina Bassols Ribera
- 📈 Ranked No. 125 at 26, 6–4 in her last 10 and winning 54% of recent matches. Reached the second round in Cali last week.
- 🚀 Slightly stronger behind both serves: 60.2% on the first and 45.2% on the second.
- 🔁 Level with Herazo on return: 41.5% against the first serve and 57.7% against the second.
- 🤝 Won their only meeting, 6–3, 6–2 on a hard court in 2017. Has won 59% of best-of-three matches.
- ⚠️ Saves only 52.7% of break points.
🔍 Match Breakdown
Their second meeting. Bassols Ribera won the first, 6–3, 6–2 on a hard court back in 2017. She is the overwhelming 1.02 favourite and is ranked almost 600 places higher.
Neither is a strong server. Bassols Ribera wins slightly more behind the first serve (60.2% vs 58.0%) and the second (45.2% vs 43.8%), while Herazo lands far more first serves (68.7% vs 60.8%). They save break points at the same rate (52.7% vs 53.0%).
On return they are almost identical: 41.5% vs 41.1% against the first serve, 57.7% vs 57.5% against the second, and 49.3% vs 48.5% of break points converted.
Bassols Ribera is 6–4 in her last 10 against 5–5, and they have won almost the same share of recent matches (54% vs 53%). Herazo has won more deciding sets this season (57% vs 50%).
On court these two look much closer than the 1.02 price suggests. Expect plenty of breaks.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Herazo | Bassols Ribera |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 709 | 125 |
| Age | 29 | 26 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 6–4 |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 1 |
| First serves in | 68.7% | 60.8% |
| 1st-serve points won | 58.0% | 60.2% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 43.8% | 45.2% |
| Break points saved | 53.0% | 52.7% |
| Break points converted | 48.5% | 49.3% |
| Return points won (career) | 47% | 48% |
| Tiebreak win % | 55% | 53% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 52% | 53% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 55% | 59% |
Tamara Zidansek vs Julia Grabher
🧠 Form & Context
Tamara Zidansek
- 📊 Ranked No. 139 at 28, 4–6 in her last 10 and winning 48% of recent matches. Lost to Andreescu in the first round in Cali last week.
- 🔁 Slightly better against the first serve: 41.9% of points won.
- 🚀 Lands 65.5% of first serves and wins 45.8% behind her second.
- 🏆 Has won 61% of career tiebreaks, 58% of deciding sets and 64% of best-of-three matches.
- ⚠️ Has lost five of their six meetings, and saves only 53.6% of break points.
Julia Grabher
- 📈 Ranked No. 112 at 30, 7–3 in her last 10 and winning 61% of recent matches. Reached the second round in Cali last week.
- 🚀 Stronger behind the first serve: 62.2% of points won.
- 🔒 Saves 55.2% of break points (57% recently).
- 🤝 Leads the head-to-head 5–1, all on clay, and has won the last five meetings. Has won 70% of deciding sets this season.
- ⚠️ Weak behind her second serve (44.6%), and has won only 50% of career tiebreaks.
🔍 Match Breakdown
Their seventh meeting, all on clay. Grabher leads 5–1 and has won the last five, most recently 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 in Lisbon in 2025. She is only a narrow 1.80 favourite, with Zidansek at 1.90.
Neither is a strong server. Grabher wins more behind the first serve (62.2% vs 60.0%) and saves more break points (55.2% vs 53.6%), while Zidansek is slightly better behind the second (45.8% vs 44.6%) and lands slightly more first serves (65.5% vs 64.7%).
On return they are level: 41.9% vs 40.9% against the first serve, 57.1% vs 57.6% against the second, and 49.0% of break points converted each.
The form is with Grabher: 7–3 in her last 10 against 4–6, 61% of recent matches won against 48%, and 70% of deciding sets this season against 64%. Zidansek has the far better career tiebreak record (61% vs 50%).
Grabher's form and head-to-head explain why she is favourite. Expect plenty of breaks.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Zidansek | Grabher |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 139 | 112 |
| Age | 28 | 30 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 7–3 |
| Head-to-head | 1 | 5 |
| First serves in | 65.5% | 64.7% |
| 1st-serve points won | 60.0% | 62.2% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 45.8% | 44.6% |
| Break points saved | 53.6% | 55.2% |
| Break points converted | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| Return points won (career) | 47% | 47% |
| Tiebreak win % | 61% | 50% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 58% | 55% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 64% | 60% |
Irene Burillo vs Yuliana Lizarazo
🧠 Form & Context
Irene Burillo
- 📈 Ranked No. 219 at 29, 5–5 in her last 10 and winning 58% of recent matches. Reached the second round in Cali last week.
- 🔁 The better returner: 43.8% against the first serve and 58.4% against the second, and 49% of career return points.
- 🚀 Lands 69.3% of first serves.
- 🏆 Has won 61% of deciding sets this season, 59% over her career and 61% of tiebreaks.
- ⚠️ Weak behind her serve: 55.5% on the first, 42.4% on the second and only 49.8% of break points saved.
Yuliana Lizarazo
- 📉 Ranked No. 825 at 33, 5–5 in her last 10 but winning only 25% of recent matches.
- 🚀 Stronger behind the serve: 61.4% on the first and 46.1% on the second.
- 🔒 Saves 53.5% of break points.
- 🎯 Converts 50.1% of break points over her career.
- ⚠️ Her recent numbers are weak: 37% behind the second serve, 38% of break points saved and 25% of break points converted.
🔍 Match Breakdown
Their second meeting. Burillo won the first, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 on clay in Bastad in 2025. She is the heavy 1.08 favourite and is ranked more than 600 places higher.
Lizarazo is the stronger server: 61.4% behind the first serve to 55.5%, 46.1% behind the second to 42.4%, and 53.5% of break points saved to 49.8%. Burillo lands far more first serves (69.3% vs 61.9%).
Burillo is the better returner: 43.8% against the first serve to 41.6%, and 58.4% against the second to 57.4%. They convert break points at the same rate (50.1%).
Both are 5–5 in their last 10, but Burillo has won far more of her recent matches (58% vs 25%). She also has the better career records in deciding sets (59% vs 50%) and tiebreaks (61% vs 47%).
Burillo's return and form explain the price. Expect plenty of breaks on both sides.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Burillo | Lizarazo |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 219 | 825 |
| Age | 29 | 33 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 5–5 |
| Head-to-head | 1 | 0 |
| First serves in | 69.3% | 61.9% |
| 1st-serve points won | 55.5% | 61.4% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 42.4% | 46.1% |
| Break points saved | 49.8% | 53.5% |
| Break points converted | 50.1% | 50.1% |
| Return points won (career) | 49% | 47% |
| Tiebreak win % | 61% | 47% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 59% | 50% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 55% | 59% |
Laura Pigossi vs Dalila Jakupovic
🧠 Form & Context
Laura Pigossi
- 📊 Ranked No. 260 at 32, 3–7 in her last 10 and winning 44% of recent matches. Lost to Grabher in the first round in Cali last week.
- 🔁 Slightly better against the first serve: 42.2% of points won, and 47% of career return points.
- 🎯 Converts 50.0% of break points.
- 🚀 Lands 68.3% of first serves.
- ⚠️ Weak behind her serve: 57.0% on the first and 50.8% of break points saved (45% recently). Has won 43% of deciding sets this season.
Dalila Jakupovic
- 📊 Ranked No. 383 at 35, 5–5 in her last 10 and winning 49% of recent matches.
- 🚀 Slightly stronger behind the serve: 58.7% on the first and 46.0% on the second.
- 🔒 Saves 52.7% of break points.
- 🏆 Has won 67% of deciding sets this season.
- ⚠️ Lost their only meeting, and converts 48.4% of break points.
🔍 Match Breakdown
Their second meeting. Pigossi won the first, 7–5, 6–3 on clay in San Luis Potosi in 2024. She is the 1.37 favourite.
Neither is a strong server. Jakupovic wins slightly more behind the first serve (58.7% vs 57.0%) and the second (46.0% vs 45.5%), and saves more break points (52.7% vs 50.8%). Pigossi lands more first serves (68.3% vs 64.3%).
On return they are close: 42.2% vs 40.5% against the first serve and 56.7% vs 56.6% against the second. Pigossi converts slightly more break points (50.0% vs 48.4%).
The form is with Jakupovic: 5–5 in her last 10 against 3–7, and 67% of deciding sets won this season against 43%. They have won a similar share of recent matches (49% vs 44%).
Very little between them on court. Pigossi's ranking and head-to-head explain the price, but Jakupovic's form makes this closer than it looks.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Pigossi | Jakupovic |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 260 | 383 |
| Age | 32 | 35 |
| Last 10 | 3–7 | 5–5 |
| Head-to-head | 1 | 0 |
| First serves in | 68.3% | 64.3% |
| 1st-serve points won | 57.0% | 58.7% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 45.5% | 46.0% |
| Break points saved | 50.8% | 52.7% |
| Break points converted | 50.0% | 48.4% |
| Return points won (career) | 47% | 46% |
| Tiebreak win % | 48% | 48% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 47% | 50% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 53% | 53% |
Polona Hercog vs Varvara Lepchenko
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