[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Lorenzo Sonego’s draw vs Nishioka, Tsitsipas, Tiafoe, Alcaraz, Medvedev, Djokovic to win the Rome

Rome draw preview with H2H - Lorenzo Sonego may need to oust Yoshihito Nishioka, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Frances Tiafoe, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic to conquer the title in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Lorenzo Sonego Stats info

Lorenzo Sonego is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Lorenzo has defeated Jeremy Chardy 6-2 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Yoshihito Nishioka.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Lorenzo Sonego’s projected draw together withhislikely opposition in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Sonego has a negative record (5-6) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Jeremy Chardy (591) – 6-2 6-1
R2 – Yoshihito Nishioka (32) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) – H2H 0-2
or Nuno Borges (88) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Frances Tiafoe (12) – H2H 2-1
or Lorenzo Musetti (19) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 1-0
or Borna Coric (16) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-2
or Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 1-1
or Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-4
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R2 – Yoshihito Nishioka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Lorenzo Sonego

23 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
47
High
24
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 23-22 14-15 5-5 4-1 0-1 0-0
2022 44-25 25-13 2-5 17-6 0-1 0-0
2021 19-26 5-11 8-7 5-5 1-3 0-0
2020 16-13 10-6 2-4 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 30-24 20-13 4-6 6-4 0-1 0-0
2018 40-23 32-14 5-4 3-3 0-2 0-0
2017 14-10 13-7 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0
2016 52-27 32-16 3-4 12-3 3-3 2-1

Yoshihito Nishioka has a 10-9 record in 2023, 2-3 on clay. In the previous 13 years, Nishioka has a 95-61 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nishioka won 3 of his last 10 matches.

The Japanese’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Yoshihito surrendered to Francisco Cerundolo in the qualifications 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

This contest would be 2nd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Yoshihito Nishioka square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sonego (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

R3 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas

51 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0
2016 49-18 16-7 30-6 1-3 0-0 2-2

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 23-7 record in 2023, 9-3 on clay. In the previous 9 years, Tsitsipas has a 154-48 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Tsitsipas’s best result of this current year was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Stefanos capitulated to Novak Djokovic in the final 6-0 7-6(5).

H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This contest would be 3rd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Stefanos Tsitsipas square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Lorenzo Sonego could square off with Nuno Borges. Their head to head is 1-0 for Lorenzo Sonego.

R4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Lorenzo Sonego

40 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
16
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0
2016 47-28 30-15 10-6 4-4 3-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 20-7 record in 2023, 5-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 10 years, Tiafoe has a 101-57 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament in Australia where he defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-2 0-0 ret., and in Houston where he defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(6).

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tiafoe surrendered to Filip Krajinovic in the 1st round 7-6(7) 7-6(4).

H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 4th time that Lorenzo Sonego and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Sonego (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Lorenzo Sonego may compete against Lorenzo Musetti. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Lorenzo Sonego

65 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 29-2 record in 2023, 19-1 on clay. In the course of the last 6 years, the Spaniard has a 118-29 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Alcaraz didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Carlos Alcaraz 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 in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Lorenzo Sonego may play Borna Coric. Their H2H is 1-0 for Borna Coric.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Daniil Medvedev

66 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0
2016 69-27 15-6 13-7 23-8 9-3 9-3

Daniil Medvedev has a 33-5 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on clay. In the last 11 years, Daniil has a 71-42 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this season was winning the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, in Doha where he beat Andy Murray in the final 6-4 6-4, in Dubai where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-2, and in Miami where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Russian didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 3rd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Daniil Medvedev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Lorenzo Sonego may fight against Andrey Rublev. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Andrey Rublev.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

56 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0
2016 65-9 39-4 16-2 8-2 2-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 18-3 record in 2023, 3-2 on clay. Regarding the last 20 years, Novak has a 316-72 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the tournament in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, and at the Australian Open where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Novak conquered the title after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5).

H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 3rd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Djokovic on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Lorenzo Sonego could take on Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 4-0 for Casper Ruud.