Andrey Rublev and Lorenzo Sonego will square off in the quarter of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11 am 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 Andrey Rublev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.32
Lorenzo Sonego -> 3.65
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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Lorenzo Sonego
This will be the 3rd time that Andrey Rublev and Lorenzo Sonego clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Rublev won 6-4 6-4 in the final in Vienna back in 2020.
Highlights Andrey Rublev vs Lorenzo Sonego – Vienna 01-November-2020
Andrey Rublev
Ranked no. 7 (career high), the Russian got to the quarter after beating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-77 6-1 6-4 and Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 6-4.
In the 3rd round, Andrey had a good straight sets win against Bautista-Agut (6-4 6-4). During the match Rublev scored 65 points vs Bautista-Agut’s 57. Andrey was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rublev recorded 5 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Andrey Rublev lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Rublev put 59% of his first serves in, winning 74% (25/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (12/24) on the 2nd serve. Andrey broke Bautista-Agut 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Andrey started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Rublev has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 64% of his matches (304-174). 9-3 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Rublev has a 81-52 record in the last 9 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in in Rotterdam where he beat Marton Fucsovics in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.
The Russian has a 29-7 win-loss record in 2021, 9-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
Lorenzo Sonego
Ranked no. 33, Lorenzo reached the quarter after defeating Gael Monfils 6-4 5-7 6-4, Gianluca Mager 6-4 6-4 and Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-75 7-65.
In the 3rd round, Lorenzo defeated Thiem (6-4 6-75 7-65). During the match Sonego scored 129 points vs Thiem’s 123. Sonego was very aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about serving, Sonego recorded 9 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Lorenzo Sonego lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Sonego put 71% of his first serves in, winning 68% (58/85) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Thiem 3 times after converting 21% of his break points (3/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lorenzo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in in Cagliari where he overcame Laslo Djere in the final 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
The Italian has a 14-8 win-loss record in 2021, 8-1 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 | Rublev | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 88 |
| Pts | 180-152 | 297-277 |
| Total Points | 332 | 574 |
| Winners | 77 | 128 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Rublev played 2 matches while Sonego competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Andrey Rublev surrendered 1 set, while Lorenzo Sonego surrendered 2 sets. Rublev has played 3 set(s) less than Sonego (5 vs 8). Therefore, Rublev played 38 games less than Sonego. The Russian scored 77 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Lorenzo scored 128 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rublev | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 8.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 101/168 | 178/274 |
| %1st in | 60% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 77/101 | 128/178 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 37/67 | 48/96 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 50% |
Rublev managed to score 17 aces (8.5 per match). Sonego fired 12 aces (4 per match). Rublev won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Sonego won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rublev | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 12 |
| Converted | 7/16 | 12/32 |
| % Converted | 44% | 38% |
| Conceded | 11 | 21 |
| Saved | 9 | 13 |
| % Saved | 82% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 8 |
Rublev broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. Rublev dropped his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded. Lorenzo broke his opponents 12 times with a 38% conversion rate. Lorenzo conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rublev | ||||
| R2 Struff |
R3 Bautista-Agut |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-77 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 20 | 50 | |
| pts | 115-95 | 65-57 | 180-152 | |
| Total points | 210 | 122 | 332 | |
| Winners | 52 | 25 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 38% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 67/110 | 34/58 | 101/168 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 59% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 52/67 | 25/34 | 77/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/43 | 12/24 | 37/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 50% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/10 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Saved | 7/7 | 2/4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Sonego | |||||
| R1 Monfils |
R2 Mager |
R3 Thiem |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-75 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 36 | 88 | |
| pts | 109-105 | 59-49 | 129-123 | 297-277 | |
| Total points | 214 | 108 | 252 | 574 | |
| Winners | 41 | 29 | 58 | 128 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 49% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 59/100 | 34/54 | 85/120 | 178/274 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 63% | 71% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 41/59 | 29/34 | 58/85 | 128/178 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 85% | 68% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/41 | 10/20 | 21/35 | 48/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 50% | 60% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 3/4 | 3/14 | 12/32 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 75% | 21% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 1 | 9 | 21 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 0/1 | 7/9 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 0% | 78% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – Adrian Mannarino/Benoit PaireMannarino/Benoit Paire (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Rafael NadalNadal – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (7-5 7-62) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (4-2) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Andrey RublevRublev (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H and prediction
