Denis Shapovalov is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Shapovalov has defeated Kamil Majchrzak 6-1 6-3 and Stefano Travaglia 7-62 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Rafael Nadal.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Denis Shapovalov’s projected draw together with the presumable opponents at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Canadian has a losing record (6-15) against the projected opponents.
R3 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2021, 10-2 on clay. In the previous 19 years, Nadal has a 472-43 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rafael won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the season was winning the competition in in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Nadal was overcome by Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the quarter 6-2 7-5.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Rafael Nadal
This would be the 4th time that Denis Shapovalov and Rafael Nadal fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has a 17-7 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on clay. In the course of 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 year was winning the tournament 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 Alexander didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexander Zverev
This match would represent the 7th time that Denis Shapovalov and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Nonetheless, Denis Shapovalov may fight against Kei Nishikori. Their H2H record is 1-1.
1/2 – Felix Auger Aliassime’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 3-3
Felix Auger Aliassime has a 14-8 win-loss record in 2021, 4-3 on clay. As for 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 the Canadian was overcome by Filip Krajinovic in the 1st round 6-4 7-5.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Felix Auger Aliassime
This would be the 7th time that Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime fight against each other. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 2-0 for Auger-Aliassime on clay .
Alternatively, Denis Shapovalov could fight against Aslan Karatsev. Their head to head record is 0-0.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-0 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 13-2 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on clay. During the previous 18 years, Novak has a 285-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the season was winning the tournament 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 Djokovic conquered the title after ousting Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-5 6-3.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 7th time that Denis Shapovalov and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 6-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Nonetheless, Denis Shapovalov may come up against Dominic Thiem. Their H2H is 3-0 for Dominic Thiem.
