Rafael Nadal is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Rafael has defeated Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-1 6-1 and Dusan Lajovic 6-1 6-3 to reach the quarter where he will face Diego Sebastian Schwartzman.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw together with the plausible opposition at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Rafael has a good record (37-30) with the likely opponents.
1/4 – Diego Sebastian Schwartzman’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-0 for Rafael Nadal
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman has a 13-8 record in 2020, 8-2 on clay. Regarding the previous 5 years, Schwartzman has a 331-158 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Schwartzman won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Schwartzman’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Cordoba.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Argentine was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
This contest would be 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 .
1/2 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Rafael Nadal
Denis Shapovalov has a 12-9 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay. As for the last 5 years, the Canadian has a 58-25 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Canadian won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Shapovalov surrendered to Novak Djokovic in the 2nd round 6-1 6-3.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Shapovalov
This match would represent the 4th time that Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
However, Rafael Nadal may square off with Grigor Dimitrov. Their H2H 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 28-1 record in 2020, 2-0 on clay. As for the last 5 years, Novak has a 272-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the current season was winning the competition in in ATP Cup where he overcame Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4), in at the Australian Open where he defeated Dominic Thiem in the final 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4, in Dubai where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, and in New York where he overcame Milos Raonic in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Novak capitulated to Rafael Nadal in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
This contest would be 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 .
Notwithstanding, Rafael Nadal may square off with Matteo Berrettini. Their head to head is 1-0 for Rafael Nadal.
