Kei Nishikori is about to start his campaign in the draw in Rome.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw with the plausible opponents at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Nishikori has a negative record (10-36) against the plausible opponents.
R1 – Fabio Fognini’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Kei Nishikori
Fabio Fognini has a 11-10 win-loss record in 2021, 4-4 on clay. In connection to the previous 18 years, the Italian has a 408-236 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Fognini won 4 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Fognini was defeated by Ugo Humbert in the 2nd round 7-5 7-6(4).
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Fabio Fognini
This would be the 4th time that Kei Nishikori and Fabio Fognini face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
R2 – Pablo Carreno-Busta’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Pablo Carreno-Busta has a 14-6 record in 2021, 10-3 on clay. Regarding the last 13 years, the Spaniard has a 322-157 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Carreno-Busta won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in in Marbella where he beat Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the final 6-1 2-6 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Carreno-Busta lost to Rafael Nadal in the 2nd round 6-1 6-1.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta
This match would represent the 3rd time that Kei Nishikori and Pablo Carreno-Busta square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Nishikori and Carreno-Busta (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
R3 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has a 16-7 record in 2021, 7-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 9 years, the German has a 121-59 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Zverev will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in in Acapulco where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3), and in in Madrid where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the German didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Alexander Zverev
This match would represent the 5th time that Kei Nishikori and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may compete against Adrian Mannarino. Their head to head is 2-0 for Kei Nishikori.
1/4 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 12-2 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 13-3 record in 2021, 9-2 on clay. In the course of the previous 19 years, the Spaniard has a 471-43 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nadal won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this current season was conquering the title in in Barcelona where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Nadal was defeated by Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the quarter 6-2 7-5.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Rafael Nadal
This contest would be 15th time that Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal fight against each other. The head to head is 12-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 6-0 on clay .
Anyhow, Kei Nishikori may fight against Denis Shapovalov. Their head to head record is 1-1.
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev has a 18-4 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on clay. In the course of the previous 9 years, Daniil has a 60-36 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in in Marseille where he defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Daniil didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Daniil Medvedev
This match would represent the 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .
However, Kei Nishikori may compete against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman. Their H2H is 3-2 for Kei Nishikori.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 16-2 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 12-2 record in 2021, 3-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 18 years, the Serbian has a 284-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this season was winning the title in at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Serbian won the title after defeating Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-5 6-3.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Novak Djokovic
This contest would be 19th time that Kei Nishikori and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 16-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 6-0 on clay .
Nevertheless, Kei Nishikori may take on Dominic Thiem. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Kei Nishikori.
