Lorenzo Sonego is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Sonego has defeated Gael Monfils 6-4 5-7 6-4 and Gianluca Mager 6-4 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Dominic Thiem.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Lorenzo Sonego’s projected draw alongside with the plausible opposition at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Italian has a negative record (1-3) against the presumable opposition.
R3 – Dominic Thiem’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem has a 9-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on clay. In the previous 12 years, the Austrian has a 229-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Thiem won 6 of his last 10 matches.
The Austrian’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Madrid.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Austrian didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Dominic Thiem
This match would represent the 2nd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Dominic Thiem face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev has a 28-7 win-loss record in 2021, 8-3 on clay. As for the previous 9 years, Andrey has a 80-52 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rublev won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this year was winning the title in in Rotterdam where he defeated Marton Fucsovics in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Rublev capitulated to Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2.
H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Andrey Rublev
This would be the 3rd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Nevertheless, Lorenzo Sonego could face Roberto Bautista Agut. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Lorenzo Sonego
Novak Djokovic has a 13-2 record in 2021, 4-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 18 years, the Serbian has a 285-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Djokovic won the tournament after beating Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-5 6-3.
H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 2nd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sonego (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Alternatively, Lorenzo Sonego may face Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H is 1-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Rafael Nadal has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2021, 10-2 on clay. As for the previous 19 years, Rafael has a 472-43 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nadal won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this current year was winning the competition in in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Nadal surrendered to Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the quarter 6-2 7-5.
H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Rafael Nadal
There is no head to head record between Lorenzo Sonego and Rafael Nadal since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, Lorenzo Sonego could come up against Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 1-0 for Alexander Zverev.
