Kei Nishikori is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Japanese has defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 7-63 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Lorenzo Musetti.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw together with the plausible opponents at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Nishikori has a weak record (8-28) with the plausible opponents.
R2 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Lorenzo Musetti has a 19-10 record in 2020, 10-3 on clay. Regarding the last 3 years, Musetti has a 39-25 record on clay. Musetti won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Lorenzo’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the semi-finals in the Trieste Challenger.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Lorenzo was overcome by Casper Ruud in the qualifications 6-1 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Lorenzo Musetti
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Lorenzo Musetti since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
R3 – Gael Monfils’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Kei Nishikori
Gael Monfils has a 16-3 record in 2020, but he has not competed as yet on clay. Monfils won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this current year was winning the competition in Montpellier where he defeated Vasek Pospisil in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Rotterdam where he overcame Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-2 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Monfils lost to Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the 1st round 6-3 6-1.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Gael Monfils
This contest would be 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Gael Monfils face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may play Dominik Koepfer. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Kei Nishikori.
1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 16-2 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 27-1 record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. Talking about the last 5 years, the Serbian has a 271-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this current season was managing to win the tournament in in ATP Cup where he beat 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 defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, and in New York where he defeated Milos Raonic in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Novak lost to Rafael Nadal in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 19th time that Kei Nishikori and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 16-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 6-0 on clay .
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may play Filip Krajinovic. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Matteo Berrettini’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Matteo Berrettini has a 6-3 record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. In the course of the last 5 years, Berrettini has a 61-33 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Berrettini won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Berrettini capitulated to Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the 3rd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Matteo Berrettini
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Matteo Berrettini since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may face David Goffin. Their H2H is 3-0 for Kei Nishikori.
Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 11-2 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 14-3 record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. As for the last 5 years, Rafael has a 454-40 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nadal will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Acapulco where he defeated Taylor Harry Fritz in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Nadal won the competition after ousting Novak Djokovic 6-0 4-6 6-1.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Rafael Nadal
This contest would be 14th time that Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal square off. The head to head is 11-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on clay .
Alternatively, Kei Nishikori may take on Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H is 1-0 for Kei Nishikori.
