Kei Nishikori is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Kei has defeated Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-4 and Pablo Carreno-Busta w/o to reach the 3rd round where he will face Alexander Zverev.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw together with the projected opposition at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Kei has a losing record (7-31) with the projected opponents.
R3 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has a 17-7 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on clay. As for the previous 9 years, Alexander has a 122-59 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Zverev will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of this current season was conquering the competition in in Acapulco where he beat 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 Zverev didn’t compete in this tournament.
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 .
1/4 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 12-2 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 14-3 record in 2021, 10-2 on clay. Regarding the last 19 years, Rafael has a 472-43 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nadal won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was conquering the title in in Barcelona where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Nadal capitulated to 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 .
Alternatively, Kei Nishikori could play Denis Shapovalov. Their head to head record is 1-1.
1/2 – Felix Auger Aliassime’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Kei Nishikori
Felix Auger Aliassime has a 14-8 win-loss record in 2021, 4-3 on clay. In the course of the last 7 years, the Canadian has a 100-46 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Auger-Aliassime won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Auger-Aliassime’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the final in Melbourne.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Felix was overcome by Filip Krajinovic in the 1st round 6-4 7-5.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Felix Auger Aliassime
This match would represent the 3rd time that Kei Nishikori and Felix Auger Aliassime face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may square off with Aslan Karatsev. Their head to head record is 0-0.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 16-2 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 13-2 record in 2021, 4-2 on clay. Talking about the last 18 years, the Serbian has a 285-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this year was winning the tournament in at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Djokovic won the competition after downing 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 face off. The head to head is 16-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 6-0 on clay .
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may take on Dominic Thiem. Their H2H is 3-2 for Kei Nishikori.
