Dominic Thiem is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Austrian has defeated Marton Fucsovics 3-6 7-65 6-0 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Lorenzo Sonego.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Dominic Thiem’s projected draw together with the likely opposition at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Thiem has a weak record (14-19) against the projected opponents.
R3 – Lorenzo Sonego’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Dominic Thiem
Lorenzo Sonego has a 13-8 record in 2021, 7-1 on clay. As for the previous 8 years, the Italian has a 168-96 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Lorenzo won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this current season was conquering the tournament in in Cagliari where he beat Laslo Djere in the final 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Italian was overcome by Casper Ruud in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Dominic Thiem vs. Lorenzo Sonego
This would be the 2nd time that Dominic Thiem and Lorenzo Sonego play each other. 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 3-2 for Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev has a 28-7 win-loss record in 2021, 8-3 on clay. In the previous 9 years, the Russian has a 80-52 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the competition in in Rotterdam where he defeated Marton Fucsovics in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Russian lost to Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2.
H2H Dominic Thiem vs. Andrey Rublev
This contest would be 6th time that Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .
On the other hand, Dominic Thiem may play Roberto Bautista Agut. Their H2H is 4-1 for Roberto Bautista Agut.
1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 7-5 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 13-2 record in 2021, 4-2 on clay. During the previous 18 years, Novak has a 285-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the 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 event after besting Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-5 6-3.
H2H Dominic Thiem vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 13th time that Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 7-5 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 3-3 on clay .
Alternatively, Dominic Thiem could square off with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H is 5-3 for Dominic Thiem.
Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-6 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 14-3 record in 2021, 10-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 19 years, the Spaniard has a 472-43 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the season was conquering the tournament 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 the Spaniard lost to Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the quarter 6-2 7-5.
H2H Dominic Thiem vs. Rafael Nadal
This would be the 16th time that Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal square off. The head to head is 9-6 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 8-4 on clay .
Possibly, Dominic Thiem could compete against Alexander Zverev. Their H2H record is 8-3 for Dominic Thiem.
