Rafael Nadal is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Nadal has defeated Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-1 6-1 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Dusan Lajovic.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw with the plausible opponents at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Rafael has a positive record (39-30) with the projected opponents.
R3 – Dusan Lajovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Rafael Nadal
Dusan Lajovic has a 11-9 record in 2020, 4-3 on clay. In the course of the previous 5 years, Lajovic has a 260-165 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 4 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Serbian was defeated by Daniel Evans in the qualifications 7-5 6-3.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Dusan Lajovic
This contest would be 3rd time that Rafael Nadal and Dusan Lajovic face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
1/4 – Diego Sebastian Schwartzman’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-0 for Rafael Nadal
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman has a 12-8 record in 2020, 7-2 on clay. As for the previous 5 years, Schwartzman has a 330-158 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Schwartzman won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Schwartzman’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the final in Cordoba.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Argentine was overcome by Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
This match would represent the 10th time that Rafael Nadal and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman fight against each other. The head to head is 9-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on clay .
Yet, Rafael Nadal may fight against Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H is 0-0.
1/2 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Rafael Nadal
Denis Shapovalov has a 11-9 record in 2020, 2-0 on clay. In the course of the previous 5 years, Shapovalov has a 57-25 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Canadian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Shapovalov lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2nd round 6-1 6-3.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Shapovalov
This would be the 4th time that Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Possibly, Rafael Nadal could compete against Grigor Dimitrov. Their H2H record is 13-1 for Rafael Nadal.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 29-26 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 27-1 record in 2020, 1-0 on clay. Regarding the previous 5 years, Novak has a 271-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this season was conquering the title in in ATP Cup where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4), in at the Australian Open where he overcame 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 defeated Milos Raonic in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Djokovic surrendered to Rafael Nadal in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 56th time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Nadal leads 17-7 on clay .
Yet, Rafael Nadal may fight against Matteo Berrettini. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Rafael Nadal.
