Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Sonego will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6.30 pm on Center Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.185
Lorenzo Sonego -> 6.35
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Sonego
This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Sonego clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sonego (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Sonego won 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in Vienna back in 2020.
Highlights Lorenzo Sonego vs Novak Djokovic – Vienna 30-October-2020
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian got to the semifinal after beating Taylor Harry Fritz 6-3 7-65, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 6-1 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6 7-5 7-5.
In the quarter against Tsitsipas, Djokovic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 7-5). During the match Djokovic scored 134 points vs Tsitsipas’s 119. The Serbian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic recorded 4 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 5 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 70% of his first serves in, winning 69% (54/78) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (15/34) on the 2nd serve. Novak broke Tsitsipas 6 times after converting 26% of his break points (6/23).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Novak started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a tremendous record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (555-83). 6-2 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has a 132-27 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title in at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2.
Djokovic has a 15-2 win-loss record in 2021, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, he won this tournament 5 times in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2020. See his history.
Lorenzo Sonego
Ranked no. 33, Sonego reached the semifinal 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. Lorenzo was quite aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about serving, Sonego bagged 9 aces and he was exceptionally 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 year was conquering the title in in Cagliari where he overcame Laslo Djere in the final 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
Sonego 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 | Djokovic | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 116 |
| Pts | 274-224 | 397-376 |
| Total Points | 498 | 773 |
| Winners | 111 | 178 |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% |
Djokovic played 3 matches while Sonego competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic dropped 1 set, while Lorenzo Sonego dropped 3 sets. Djokovic has played 4 set(s) less than Sonego (7 vs 11). Therefore, Djokovic played 45 games less than Sonego. Novak scored 111 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Sonego managed to score 178 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 156/239 | 249/385 |
| %1st in | 65% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 111/156 | 178/249 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 40/83 | 65/136 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 48% |
Djokovic recorded 11 aces (3.7 per match). Sonego fired 17 aces (4.3 per match). Djokovic won 71% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Sonego won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 15 |
| Converted | 14/39 | 15/36 |
| % Converted | 36% | 42% |
| Conceded | 25 | 34 |
| Saved | 17 | 24 |
| % Saved | 68% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 10 |
The Serbian broke his opponents 14 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Serbian surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 15 times with a 42% conversion rate. Sonego conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | |||||
| R2 Fritz |
R3 Davidovich Fokina |
1/4 Tsitsipas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-65 | 6-2 6-1 | 4-6 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 34 | 71 | |
| pts | 76-65 | 64-40 | 134-119 | 274-224 | |
| Total points | 141 | 104 | 253 | 498 | |
| Winners | 34 | 23 | 54 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 36% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 45/77 | 33/50 | 78/112 | 156/239 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 66% | 70% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 34/45 | 23/33 | 54/78 | 111/156 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 70% | 69% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/32 | 11/17 | 15/34 | 40/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 65% | 44% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/10 | 6/23 | 14/39 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 26% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 14 | 25 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 3/4 | 9/14 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 75% | 64% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 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% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWLWLL Tennis Scores in Rome
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (4-6 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (7-5 7-62) – See score progression
- Rafael NadalNadal – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – Adrian Mannarino/Benoit PaireMannarino/Benoit Paire (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (4-6 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Andrey RublevRublev (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H and prediction
