Final preview from the WTA 125 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.
Bianca Andreescu vs Elizabeth Mandlik
🧠 Form & Context
Bianca Andreescu
- 🔥 Ranked No. 100 at 26, 9–1 in her last 10 and winning 71% of recent matches. Beat Hercog in the semifinals.
- 🚀 The stronger server: 64.9% on the first serve and 49.0% on the second, with 62.6% of first serves in.
- 🔒 Saves 56.6% of break points (60% recently).
- 🏆 Has won 59% of career deciding sets, 53% of tiebreaks and 67% of best-of-three matches.
- ⚠️ Slightly weaker on return: 38.4% against the first serve and 45.9% of break points converted.
Elizabeth Mandlik
- 📊 Ranked No. 237 at 25, 6–4 in her last 10 and winning 52% of recent matches. Beat Samson in the semifinals.
- 🔁 A strong returner: 41.8% against the first serve and 56.7% against the second.
- 🎯 Converts 50.6% of break points and wins 47% of career return points.
- 🏆 Has beaten Bronzetti, Lazaro Garcia and Samson on her way to the final.
- ⚠️ Weak behind the second serve (44.5%, 42% recently) and has won 41% of her tiebreaks.
🔍 Match Breakdown
A first meeting, in the final. Andreescu is the 1.14 favourite and is ranked 137 places higher.
Andreescu is clearly the stronger server: 64.9% behind the first serve to 62.3%, 49.0% behind the second to 44.5%, and 56.6% of break points saved to 51.2%. She also lands far more first serves (62.6% vs 56.6%).
Mandlik is the better returner against the first serve (41.8% vs 38.4%) and converts more break points (50.6% vs 45.9%). They are level against the second serve (56.7% vs 56.0%).
The form is firmly with Andreescu: 9–1 in her last 10 and 71% of recent matches won, against 6–4 and 52%.
Andreescu's serve and form make her a clear favourite. Mandlik's return game is her way into the match.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Andreescu | Mandlik |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 100 | 237 |
| Age | 26 | 25 |
| Last 10 | 9–1 | 6–4 |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 0 |
| First serves in | 62.6% | 56.6% |
| 1st-serve points won | 64.9% | 62.3% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 49.0% | 44.5% |
| Break points saved | 56.6% | 51.2% |
| Break points converted | 45.9% | 50.6% |
| Return points won (career) | 45% | 47% |
| Tiebreak win % | 53% | 41% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 59% | 51% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 67% | 55% |
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