Dominic Thiem and Lorenzo Sonego will square off in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Grand Stand Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dominic Thiem who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dominic Thiem is the pick to win this match.
Dominic Thiem -> 1.36
Lorenzo Sonego -> 3.38
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Prediction and head to head Dominic Thiem vs. Lorenzo Sonego
This will be the 2nd time that Dominic Thiem and Lorenzo Sonego play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Thiem won 6-3 7-6(6) in the semifinal in Kitzbuhel back in 2019.
Dominic Thiem
Ranked no. 4, Thiem reached the 3rd round after defeating Marton Fucsovics 3-6 7-65 6-0.
In the 2nd round against Fucsovics, Dominic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-65 6-0). During the match Thiem scored 99 points vs Fucsovics’s 89. Thiem was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Thiem recorded 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Dominic Thiem lost the serve 4 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Thiem put 56% of his first serves in, winning 70% (40/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (22/44) on the 2nd serve. Dominic broke Fucsovics 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Thiem has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (417-197). 4-1 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Thiem has a 226-68 match record in the last years on clay.
The Austrian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Madrid.
The Austrian has a 9-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2017. See his history.
Lorenzo Sonego
Ranked no. 33, Lorenzo got to the 3rd round after defeating Gael Monfils 6-4 5-7 6-4 and Gianluca Mager 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Lorenzo had a good straight sets win against Mager (6-4 6-4). During the match Sonego scored 59 points vs Mager’s 49. The Italian was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Sonego scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Lorenzo Sonego lost the serve once. Furthermore, Sonego put 63% of his first serves in, winning 85% (29/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Sonego broke Mager 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Cagliari where he defeated Laslo Djere in the final 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
Sonego has a 13-8 win-loss record in 2021, 7-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2018 and 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Thiem | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 52 |
| Pts | 99-89 | 168-154 |
| Total Points | 188 | 322 |
| Winners | 40 | 70 |
| %Winners | 40% | 42% |
Thiem played 1 match while Sonego competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Dominic Thiem dropped 1 set, while Lorenzo Sonego lost 1 set. Thiem has played 2 set(s) less than Sonego (3 vs 5). Therefore, Thiem played 24 games less than Sonego. Thiem scored 40 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Lorenzo managed to score 70 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Thiem | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 57/101 | 93/154 |
| %1st in | 56% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 40/57 | 70/93 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 22/44 | 27/61 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 44% |
Thiem blasted 2 aces . Sonego scored 3 aces (1.5 per match). Thiem won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Sonego won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Thiem | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 9 |
| Converted | 5/13 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 38% | 50% |
| Conceded | 14 | 12 |
| Saved | 10 | 6 |
| % Saved | 71% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
Dominic broke his opponent 5 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Austrian dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Sonego broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Thiem | |||
| R2 Fucsovics |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-65 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 99-89 | 99-89 | |
| Total points | 188 | 188 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 57/101 | 57/101 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 40/57 | 40/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/44 | 22/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 5/13 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 | |
| Saved | 10/14 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Sonego | ||||
| R1 Monfils |
R2 Mager |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 52 | |
| pts | 109-105 | 59-49 | 168-154 | |
| Total points | 214 | 108 | 322 | |
| Winners | 41 | 29 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 49% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 59/100 | 34/54 | 93/154 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 63% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 41/59 | 29/34 | 70/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 85% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/41 | 10/20 | 27/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 50% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 3/4 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 75% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 0/1 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 0% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLWLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Rome
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – John MillmanMillman (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Rafael NadalNadal – Jannik SinnerSinner (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Gianluca MagerMager (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Christian GarinGarin (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico DelbonisDelbonis – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Hugo DellienDellien (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-77 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Marin CilicCilic (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (3-6 7-65 6-0) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (w/o) – See score progression
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – John MillmanMillman (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (7-6(2) 6-3) – See score progression
- Rafael NadalNadal – Jannik SinnerSinner (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Andrey RublevRublev (3-3) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Kei NishikoriNishikori (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Rafael NadalNadal (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
