Roger Federer and Joao Sousa will play each other in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 2nd time of their career on Wednesday at 11 am on the Center Court.
Roger Federer
Ranked no. 3 Federer will start his run in Rome hoping to win his 102nd career title after he won his last title Miami in March. Federer has a 20-3 win-loss record in 2019, 2-1 on clay. Roger staged his comeback on the dirt in Madrid after 3 years. The Swiss played rather good tennis, but he fell in the quarters to Dominic Thiem after he was unable to convert 2 match points
Joao Sousa
Ranked no. 72 Sousa reached the second round in Rome after beating Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-73Â 7-64
Sousa has a 9-11 win-loss record in 2019, 4-7 on clay.
Last year result
Last year in Rome Sousa lost in the qualifications 6-4 6-3 to Nicolas Jarry
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Roger Federer vs. Joao Sousa
This will be the 2nd time that Roger Federer and Joao Sousa square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Federer (see full H2H stats), but they have never play in on clay.
The last time that they face off, Fedeer won 6-78 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Halle in 2014.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roger Federer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Roger Federer is the pick to win this match.
Roger Federer -> 1.11
Joao Sousa -> 6.50
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