Venus Williams is about to commence her campaign in the draw in Rome. Last season in Rome, Venus lost in the 3rd round to Johanna Konta 6-2 6-4. During the tournament, she managed to beat Serena Williams w/o. Venus won the Internazionali BNL d’Italia once in 1999 and she was the runner-up once in 1998.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Venus Williams’s projected draw with the plausible opposition at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Venus has a weak record (17-18) with the likely opposition.
R1 – Victoria Azarenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-2 for Venus Williams
Prediction: Azarenka wins in 2 sets
Victoria Azarenka has a 11-3 record in 2020, but she has not played as yet on clay. Victoria won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the competition in New York where she overcame Naomi Osaka in the final w/o.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Belarussian capitulated to Karolina Pliskova in the quarter 6-75 6-2 6-2.
H2H Venus Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka
This contest would be 9th time that Venus Williams and Victoria Azarenka clash against each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Williams (see full H2H stats), but Azarenka leads 1-0 on clay .
R2 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Sofia Kenin has a 18-7 win-loss record in 2020, but she has not competed as yet on clay. The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the year was managing to win the tournament in at the Australian Open where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 4-6 6-2 6-2, and in Lyon where she beat Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final 6-2 4-6 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Sofia was overcome by Karolina Pliskova in the 3rd round 4-6 6-4 6-3.
H2H Venus Williams vs. Sofia Kenin
There is no head to head record between Venus Williams and Sofia Kenin since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
R3 – Angelique Kerber’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-3 for Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber has a 7-4 win-loss record in 2020, but she has not competed until now on clay. Kerber won 7 of her last 10 matches.
H2H Venus Williams vs. Angelique Kerber
This would be the 10th time that Venus Williams and Angelique Kerber play each other. The head to head is 6-3 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
On the other hand, Venus Williams could fight against Katerina Siniakova. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Venus Williams.
1/4 – Johanna Konta’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 4-4
Johanna Konta has a 7-7 record in 2020, but she has not played hitherto on clay. The Brit won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Johanna’s best achievement of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Monterrey and New York.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Johanna was defeated by Karolina Pliskova in the final 6-3 6-4.
H2H Venus Williams vs. Johanna Konta
This would be the 9th time that Venus Williams and Johanna Konta square off. The head to head is 4-4 for Williams and Konta (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .
Nonetheless, Venus Williams could play Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H record is 4-2 for Venus Williams.
1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-3 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 15-2 win-loss record in 2020, 5-0 on clay. As for the previous 5 years, Simona has a 198-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Halep will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 9 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the season was winning the title in Dubai where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(5), and in Prague where she beat Elise Mertens in the final 6-2 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Halep lost to Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd round 2-6 7-5 6-3.
H2H Venus Williams vs. Simona Halep
This would be the 8th time that Venus Williams and Simona Halep fight against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but Williams leads 2-1 on clay .
Notwithstanding, Venus Williams could play Petra Martic. Their H2H is 1-0 for Venus Williams.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova has a 9-5 win-loss record in 2020, but she has not competed until now on clay. Pliskova won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this season was winning the title in Brisbane where she beat Madison Keys in the final 6-4 4-6 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Karolina conquered the competition after beating Johanna Konta 6-3 6-4.
H2H Venus Williams vs. Karolina Pliskova
This contest would be 4th time that Venus Williams and Karolina Pliskova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Possibly, Venus Williams could square off with Elina Svitolina. Their H2H is 3-1 for Elina Svitolina.
