[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Roman Safiullin’s draw vs Popyrin, Rune, Djokovic, Ruud, Alcaraz to win the Rome

Rome draw preview with H2H - Roman Safiullin may need to beat Alexei Popyrin, Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the tournament in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Roman Safiullin Stats info

Roman Safiullin is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Safiullin has defeated Marcos Giron 6-4 6-3 and Sebastian Korda 6-2 7-65 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Alexei Popyrin.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Roman Safiullin’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opponents in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Russian has a neutral record (1-1) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Marcos Giron (60) – 6-4 6-3
R2 – Sebastian Korda (29) – 6-2 7-65
R3 – Alexei Popyrin (77) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Holger Rune (7) – H2H 0-0
or Fabio Fognini (130) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-1
or Cameron Norrie (13) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-0
or Jannik Sinner (8) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Roman Safiullin

36 - 29win/loss in 2024

Rank
40
High
38
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0
2017 35-21 22-10 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0
2016 19-10 18-9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 22-13 record in 2023, 9-4 on clay. During the previous 8 years, Popyrin has a 65-46 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Popyrin didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Alexei Popyrin

This contest would be 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Alexei Popyrin fight against 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 2024

Rank
8
High
4
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 last 6 years, Rune 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 current season was winning the tournament in Munich where he beat Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Dane capitulated to Hugo Dellien in the qualifications 6-1 1-6 6-3.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Roman Safiullin may come up against Fabio Fognini. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2024

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 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on clay. During 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 best result of this season was conquering 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 beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

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

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Roman Safiullin may square off with 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 2024

Rank
11
High
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 record in 2023, 7-3 on clay. In connection to the last 9 years, Casper has a 197-90 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Casper won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning 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 Roman Safiullin vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

On the other hand, Roman Safiullin could fight against Jannik Sinner. Their head to head is 1-0 for Jannik Sinner.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

65 - 12win/loss in 2024

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 30-2 record in 2023, 20-1 on clay. Talking about the previous 6 years, Alcaraz has a 119-29 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Carlos will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best result of the year was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he beat 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 overcame 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 play in this event.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Roman Safiullin may compete against Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 0-0.