PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Nadal, Zverev, Sinner and Fognini to play on CENTER COURT on Wednesday – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

ROME ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner and Fabio Fognini will play on Wednesday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner and Fabio Fognini are going to compete on Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on CENTER COURT.

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Rafael Nadal vs. John Isner Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Rafael Nadal vs. John Isner

Head to head 7-1 for Nadal

Rafael Nadal will fight against John Isner in the 2nd round for the 9th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Rafael Nadal: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, Rafael will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 6-2 1-6 6-3 to Alcaraz in the quarter on the 6th of May.

The Spaniard has a 22-2 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Melbourne where he beat Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(6) 6-3 and at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 and in Acapulco where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Rome Rafael won the title last year in Rome after downing Novak Djokovic 7-5 1-6 6-3. Rafael won the title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in 1 and 2012.

John Isner: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27, John reached the 2nd round after beating Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 6-3.

Isner has a 11-10 win-loss record in 2022, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS). John’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Houston.

Last year in Rome John didn’t play in Rome in 2021.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 9th time that Rafael Nadal and John Isner face off. Their actual record is 7-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on clay.

The last time they locked horns, Nadal won 6-4 7-6(0) in the quarter in Beijing back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.14
John Isner -> 6.05

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Alexander Zverev vs. Sebastian Baez Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Alexander Zverev vs. Sebastian Baez

Head to head 0-0

Alexander Zverev will come up against Sebastian Baez in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3 (career high), Zverev will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 6-3 6-1 to Alcaraz in the final on the 8th of May.

Zverev has a 21-8 win-loss record in 2022, 9-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The German’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Montpellier and Madrid.

Last year in Rome Alexander lost in the quarter 6-3 6-4 to Rafael Nadal.

Sebastian Baez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 37 (career high), Sebastian got to the 2nd round after defeating Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 6-4, Emil Ruusuvuori 6-73 6-4 7-5 and Tallon Griekspoor 6-3 6-77 6-2.

Sebastian has a 25-13 win-loss record in 2022, 20-6 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Estoril where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Rome Sebastian didn’t play in Rome in 2021.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Alexander Zverev and Sebastian Baez since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.24
Sebastian Baez -> 4.25

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Jannik Sinner vs. Fabio Fognini Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Jannik Sinner vs. Fabio Fognini

Head to head 0-0

Jannik Sinner will come up against Fabio Fognini in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Jannik Sinner: ranking and results

Ranked no. 13, Jannik reached the 2nd round after beating Pedro Martinez Portero 6-4 6-3.

Sinner has a 22-5 win-loss record in 2022, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Rome Jannik lost in the 2nd round 7-5 6-4 to Rafael Nadal.

Fabio Fognini: ranking and results

Ranked no. 56, the Italian got to the 2nd round after beating Dominic Thiem 6-4 7-65.

Fognini has a 12-8 win-loss record in 2022, 9-5 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Italian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro and Belgrade.

Last year in Rome The Italian surrendered in the 1st round 6-3 6-4 to Kei Nishikori.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Jannik Sinner and Fabio Fognini since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.35
Fabio Fognini -> 3.32

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