Rafael Nadal is about to start his run in the draw in Rome. The Spaniard won the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 9 times in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018 and 2019 and he was the runner-up twice in 2011 and 2014.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw together with the projected opposition at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Nadal has a positive record (45-32) against the presumable opponents.
R2 – Pablo Carreno-Busta’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-0 for Rafael Nadal
Pablo Carreno-Busta has a 12-7 record in 2020, but he has not played as yet on clay. The Spaniard won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Pablo’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in Rotterdam and at the U.S. Open .
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta
This match would represent the 6th time that Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno-Busta fight against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay .
R3 – Milos Raonic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 8-2 for Rafael Nadal
Milos Raonic has a 14-6 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. As for the last 1 years, Raonic has a 1-0 record on clay. The Canadian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
The Canadian’s best result of this season was reaching the final in New York.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Milos Raonic
This match would represent the 11th time that Rafael Nadal and Milos Raonic fight against each other. The head to head is 8-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
However, Rafael Nadal could compete against Dusan Lajovic. Their H2H is 2-0 for Rafael Nadal.
1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Rafael Nadal
Andrey Rublev has a 20-5 record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. As for the last 5 years, the Russian has a 69-47 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the current season was managing to win the competition in Doha where he beat Corentin Moutet in the final 6-2 7-6(3), and in Adelaide where he defeated Lloyd Harris in the final 6-3 6-0.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Andrey Rublev
This would be the 2nd time that Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Nonetheless, Rafael Nadal may come up against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman. Their head to head is 9-0 for Rafael Nadal.
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Rafael Nadal
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 18-7 record in 2020, 2-0 on clay. Regarding the last 5 years, Tsitsipas has a 101-35 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tsitsipas won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this season was winning the tournament in Marseille where he overcame Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Greek lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinal 6-3 6-4.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This match would represent the 7th time that Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas fight against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay .
Nevertheless, Rafael Nadal may square off with Fabio Fognini. Their H2H record is 12-4 for Rafael Nadal.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 29-26 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 26-1 record in 2020, but he has not played so far on clay. Novak won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this season was managing to win the competition in in ATP Cup where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4), in at the Australian Open where he beat Dominic Thiem in the final 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4, in Dubai where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, and in New York where he beat Milos Raonic in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 56th time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Nadal leads 17-7 on clay .
Possibly, Rafael Nadal may square off with Matteo Berrettini. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Rafael Nadal.
