Alexei Popyrin is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Popyrin has defeated Christopher O Connell 6-2 7-65 and Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 4-6 7-5 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Roman Safiullin.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Australian has a negative record (0-3) against the plausible opposition.
R3 – Roman Safiullin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Roman Safiullin
41 - 25win/loss in 2025
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41-25 | 13-12 | 8-4 | 11-5 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-18 | 16-6 | 6-2 | 14-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-21 | 7-5 | 5-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-12 | 6-2 | 4-5 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2019 | 42-26 | 14-7 | 11-7 | 17-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 60-24 | 42-17 | 8-3 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 32-27 | 18-10 | 12-14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 56-15 | 48-10 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Roman Safiullin has a 20-12 win-loss record in 2023, 8-3 on clay. In connection to the last 11 years, Safiullin has a 77-51 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Roman won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Safiullin’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the final the Koblenz Challenger.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Safiullin didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Roman Safiullin
This would be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Roman Safiullin play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Safiullin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
R4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
44 - 24win/loss in 2025
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 32-16 | 1-3 | 28-11 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Holger Rune has a 23-9 record in 2023, 9-2 on clay. In the course of the last 6 years, Holger has a 104-47 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Holger won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the season was winning the tournament in Munich where he overcame Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Rune surrendered to Hugo Dellien in the qualifications 6-1 1-6 6-3.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Holger Rune
There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
However, Alexei Popyrin may take on Fabio Fognini. Their head to head is 2-0 for Fabio Fognini.
1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
56 - 7win/loss in 2025
1
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. Talking about the previous 20 years, the Serbian has a 316-72 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where he beat Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, and at the Australian Open where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Serbian won the title after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5).
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic
This contest would be 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Alexei Popyrin may come up against Cameron Norrie. Their head to head is 1-0 for Cameron Norrie.
1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
37 - 23win/loss in 2025
11
2
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37-23 | 12-12 | 22-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-22 | 18-8 | 25-7 | 7-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-17 | 16-6 | 28-5 | 11-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-13 | 4-5 | 17-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-31 | 8-10 | 27-13 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 43-29 | 19-9 | 19-18 | 5-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 30-32 | 3-6 | 22-23 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 56-19 | 5-4 | 46-13 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Casper Ruud has a 12-9 win-loss record in 2023, 7-3 on clay. During the previous 9 years, Ruud has a 197-90 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the year was conquering the tournament in Estoril where he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Casper lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-4 6-3.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Casper Ruud
There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Possibly, Alexei Popyrin may play Jannik Sinner. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.
Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz
65 - 12win/loss in 2025
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| 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 30-2 record in 2023, 20-1 on clay. In connection to the previous 6 years, Carlos has a 119-29 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 best result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Buenos Aires where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he beat 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 Carlos didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This would be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Alexei Popyrin may compete against Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head is 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev.
