Serena Williams is about to go ahead with her run in the draw in Rome. Serena won the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 4 times in 2002, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Serena Williams’s projected draw together with the likely opposition at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Serena has a a positive record (14-5) against the plausible opponents.
R2 – Nadia Podoroska’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Nadia Podoroska has a 7-9 record in 2021, 1-2 on clay. Talking about the last 8 years, Nadia has a 168-73 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Argentine won 3 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Nadia didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Nadia Podoroska
There is no head to head record between Serena Williams and Nadia Podoroska since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
R3 – Petra Martic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Serena Williams
Petra Martic has a 5-8 win-loss record in 2021, 1-2 on clay. Talking about the previous 16 years, Martic has a 142-82 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Martic won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Petra surrendered to Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Petra Martic
This match would represent the 2nd time that Serena Williams and Petra Martic face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
Nevertheless, Serena Williams may face Kristina Mladenovic. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Serena Williams.
1/4 – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka has a 13-2 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on clay. Regarding 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 most significant achievement of this current year was conquering the competition in at the Australian Open where she defeated Jennifer Brady in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Japanese didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka
This would be the 5th time that Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
Nevertheless, Serena Williams may fight against Jennifer Brady. Their H2H is 0-0.
1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 10-2 for Serena Williams
Simona Halep has a 11-4 record in 2021, 4-2 on clay. In the course of the previous 15 years, Halep has a 210-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Simona won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The Romanian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Stuttgart.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Simona conquered the competition after defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-0 2-1 ret..
H2H Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep
This contest would be 13th time that Serena Williams and Simona Halep face off. The head to head is 10-2 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
On the other hand, Serena Williams could square off with Karolina Pliskova. Their H2H record is 2-2.
Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Serena Williams
Ashleigh Barty has a 25-4 record in 2021, 11-2 on clay. Talking about the previous 1 years, the Australian has a 11-2 record on clay. Ashleigh won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title in in Melbourne where she overcame Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4, in in Miami where she beat 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 Ashleigh didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Serena Williams vs. Ashleigh Barty
This contest would be 3rd time that Serena Williams and Ashleigh Barty square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
On the other hand, Serena Williams may face Aryna Sabalenka. Their H2H is 1-0 for Serena Williams.