Angelique Kerber is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Kerber has defeated Alize Cornet 6-2 7-5 and Simona Halep 1-6 3-3 ret. to reach the 3rd round where she will face Jelena Ostapenko.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Angelique Kerber’s projected draw alongside with the plausible opposition at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The German has a a good record (11-9) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Alize Cornet (60) – 6-2 7-5
R2 – Simona Halep (3) – 1-6 3-3 ret.
R3 – Jelena Ostapenko (49) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Karolina Pliskova
(9) – H2H 7-5
or Vera Zvonareva (113) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Petra Martic (25) – H2H 1-2
or Jessica Pegula (31) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Ashleigh Barty (1) – H2H 2-2
or Aryna Sabalenka (4) – H2H 1-0

R3 – Jelena Ostapenko’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Angelique Kerber

Jelena Ostapenko has a 12-8 record in 2021, 4-2 on clay. During the previous 10 years, the Latvian has a 89-40 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Latvian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Jelena surrendered to Magda Linette in the 1st round 6-4 6-3.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Jelena Ostapenko

This contest would be 2nd time that Angelique Kerber and Jelena Ostapenko clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .

1/4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-5 for Angelique Kerber

Karolina Pliskova has a 11-8 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on clay. During the last 14 years, Pliskova has a 115-74 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Czech got to the final in 2020 in Rome before retiring against Simona Halep when she was 6-0 2-1 ret..

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Karolina Pliskova

This contest would be 13th time that Angelique Kerber and Karolina Pliskova square off. The head to head is 7-5 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), but Pliskova has a winning record of 2-0 on clay .

However, Angelique Kerber may fight against Vera Zvonareva. Their head to head is 1-0 for Angelique Kerber.

1/2 – Petra Martic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Petra Martic

Petra Martic has a 6-8 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on clay. In the course of the last 16 years, Petra has a 143-82 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Petra won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Petra lost to Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Petra Martic

This match would represent the 4th time that Angelique Kerber and Petra Martic face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Martic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay .

Anyhow, Angelique Kerber may square off with Jessica Pegula. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

Ashleigh Barty has a 26-4 record in 2021, 12-2 on clay. In the last 1 years, Barty has a 12-2 record on clay. The Australian won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the year was conquering the title in in Melbourne where she overcame 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 beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Barty didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Ashleigh Barty

This match would represent the 5th time that Angelique Kerber and Ashleigh Barty clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Kerber and Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .

However, Angelique Kerber could play Aryna Sabalenka. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Angelique Kerber.