Rafael Nadal is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Rafael has defeated Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-4 and Denis Shapovalov 3-6 6-4 7-63 to reach the quarter where he will face Alexander Zverev.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw alongside with the likely opposition at Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Spaniard has a neutral record (32-32) against the likely opposition.
1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-3 for Rafael Nadal
Alexander Zverev has a 18-7 record in 2021, 9-2 on clay. In the previous 9 years, Alexander has a 123-59 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alexander will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title 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 the German didn’t play in this event.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Alexander Zverev
This would be the 9th time that Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 5-3 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay .
1/2 – Reilly Opelka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Reilly Opelka has a 5-7 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on clay. In the course of the last 8 years, Opelka has a 55-38 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Reilly won 4 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Opelka didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Reilly Opelka
There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Reilly Opelka since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Possibly, Rafael Nadal may square off with Federico Delbonis. Their H2H is 5-0 for Rafael Nadal.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 29-27 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 14-2 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 18 years, the Serbian has a 286-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the 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 Novak conquered the event after ousting Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-5 6-3.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
This contest would be 57th time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 29-27 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Nadal has a winning record of 18-7 on clay .
Alternatively, Rafael Nadal may square off with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 7-2 for Rafael Nadal.
