Novak Djokovic is about to begin his campaign in the draw in Rome. In the previous edition of this tournament, he ousted Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-5 6-3, Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3, Dominik Koepfer 6-3 4-6 6-3, Filip Krajinovic 7-6(7) 6-3 and Salvatore Caruso 6-3 6-2. Novak won the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 5 times in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2020 and he was the runner-up 5 times in 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2019.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw with the projected opponents at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Djokovic has a a good record (28-11) with the plausible opponents.
R2 – Taylor Harry Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Novak Djokovic
Taylor Harry Fritz has a 12-8 win-loss record in 2021, 3-3 on clay. Regarding the previous 4 years, Taylor has a 23-19 record on clay. Taylor won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Taylor’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Doha and Cagliari.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Fritz surrendered to Stefano Travaglia in the 1st round 6-4 7-6(4).
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Harry Fritz
This match would represent the 4th time that Novak Djokovic and Taylor Harry Fritz face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay .
R3 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-1 for Novak Djokovic
Grigor Dimitrov has a 10-6 record in 2021, 2-2 on clay. Talking about the last 15 years, the Bulgarian has a 131-81 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Bulgarian won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Bulgarian capitulated to Denis Shapovalov in the quarter 6-2 3-6 6-2.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This would be the 11th time that Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 9-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .
Nonetheless, Novak Djokovic could fight against Cameron Norrie. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Novak Djokovic
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 27-7 win-loss record in 2021, 10-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 7 years, Tsitsipas has a 115-38 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this current season was winning the tournament in in Carlo where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tsitsipas surrendered to Jannik Sinner in the 2nd round 6-1 6-7(9) 6-2.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This match would represent the 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay .
Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic could play Matteo Berrettini. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.
1/2 – Dominic Thiem’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 7-5 for Novak Djokovic
Dominic Thiem has a 8-5 record in 2021, 3-1 on clay. As for the last 12 years, Thiem has a 228-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Austrian won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Dominic’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the semifinal in Madrid.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Thiem didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Dominic Thiem
This contest would be 13th time that Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem play each other. The head to head is 7-5 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 3-3 on clay .
On the other hand, Novak Djokovic may compete against Andrey Rublev. Their head to head record is 0-0.
Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-3 for Novak Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev has a 18-4 record in 2021, 1-1 on clay. As for the previous 9 years, Daniil has a 60-36 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the title in in Marseille where he beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Medvedev didn’t play in this event.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev
This would be the 9th time that Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Medvedev has a winning record of 1-0 on clay .
Possibly, Novak Djokovic may play Rafael Nadal. Their H2H is 29-27 for Novak Djokovic.
