Cori Gauff is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The American has defeated Yulia Putintseva 7-5 4-6 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Maria Sakkari.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Cori Gauff’s projected draw including the likely opposition at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Cori has a losing record (2-5) with the likely opposition.
R2 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari has a 16-8 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 10 years, Sakkari has a 145-83 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Maria won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The Greek’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the semifinal in Abu Dhabi, Melbourne and Miami.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Greek didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Maria Sakkari
This match would represent the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Maria Sakkari face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
R3 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Aryna Sabalenka has a 24-6 win-loss record in 2021, 10-1 on clay. In the course of the last 6 years, the Belarussian has a 36-25 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Aryna will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in in Abu Dhabi where she beat Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2, and in in Madrid where she overcame Ashleigh Barty in the final 6-0 3-6 6-4.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Sabalenka didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This match would represent the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Gauff and Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
Yet, Cori Gauff may play Sara Sorribes Tormo. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/4 – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Ashleigh Barty has a 25-4 record in 2021, 11-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 1 years, Barty has a 11-2 record on clay. Ashleigh won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the season was conquering the title in in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4, in in Miami where she overcame Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret., and in in Stuttgart where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Barty didn’t play in this event.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Ashleigh Barty
There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Ashleigh Barty since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
On the other hand, Cori Gauff could compete against Veronika Kudermetova. Their head to head is 0-0.
1/2 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Sofia Kenin
Sofia Kenin has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2021, 0-2 on clay. In the last 8 years, Kenin has a 59-40 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The American won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the American was overcome by Victoria Azarenka in the 2nd round 6-0 6-0.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Sofia Kenin
This match would represent the 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Sofia Kenin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Anyhow, Cori Gauff could take on Elina Svitolina. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Elina Svitolina.
Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Naomi Osaka has a 13-2 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on clay. In the last 8 years, the Japanese has a 32-23 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Japanese won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the title in at the Australian Open where she beat Jennifer Brady in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Osaka didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Cori Gauff vs. Naomi Osaka
This match would represent the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Naomi Osaka face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Gauff and Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Alternatively, Cori Gauff could compete against Simona Halep. Their head to head is 1-0 for Simona Halep.
