[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Novak Djokovic’s draw vs Dimitrov, Norrie, Rune, Ruud, Alcaraz to win the Rome

Rome draw preview with H2H - Novak Djokovic may need to overcome Grigor Dimitrov, Cameron Norrie, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the competition in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Novak Djokovic Stats info

Novak Djokovic is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Serbian has defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-65 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Grigor Dimitrov.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw andhisplausible opponents in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Serbian has a winning record (17-3) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry (61) – 7-65 6-2
R3 – Grigor Dimitrov (33) – H2H 10-1
R4 – Cameron Norrie (13) – H2H 2-0
or Marton Fucsovics (92) – H2H 4-0
1/4 – Holger Rune (7) – H2H 1-1
or Alexei Popyrin (77) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 4-0
or Jannik Sinner (8) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-1
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 9-5
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R3 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 10-1 for Novak Djokovic

43 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 43-21 16-10 10-5 10-4 7-2 0-0
2022 26-22 10-11 10-5 5-4 1-2 0-0
2021 24-18 18-10 3-5 2-2 1-1 0-0
2020 18-11 8-5 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 24-21 12-10 7-6 5-3 0-2 0-0
2018 25-19 11-9 7-5 6-3 1-2 0-0
2017 49-19 24-8 4-5 15-3 6-3 0-0
2016 39-26 30-15 4-5 3-3 2-3 0-0

Grigor Dimitrov has a 12-8 record in 2023, 4-2 on clay. During the last 17 years, the Bulgarian has a 146-91 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Bulgarian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Grigor’s most significant result of the current year was getting to the semifinal Rotterdam.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Dimitrov surrendered to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2nd round 6-3 5-7 7-6(4).

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Grigor Dimitrov

This match would represent the 12th time that Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov play each other. The head to head is 10-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.

R4 – Cameron Norrie’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

36 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 36-25 14-12 18-7 1-4 3-2 0-0
2022 49-26 26-11 11-5 6-7 6-3 0-0
2021 56-25 25-11 16-5 9-7 6-2 0-0
2020 14-15 9-8 1-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 31-28 19-13 7-9 3-3 2-3 0-0
2018 32-31 20-15 7-7 3-5 2-4 0-0
2017 38-16 32-8 0-0 4-3 2-5 0-0
2016 32-11 27-7 0-0 5-4 0-0 0-0

Cameron Norrie has a 24-8 record in 2023, 13-4 on clay. In connection to the last 11 years, Norrie has a 64-36 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Cameron won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the tournament in Rio de Janeiro where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 5-7 6-4 7-5.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Brit lost to Marin Cilic in the 2nd round 5-7 6-2 6-1.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Cameron Norrie

This contest would be 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic may come up against Marton Fucsovics. Their head to head record is 4-0 for Novak Djokovic.

1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

44 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
4
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 23-9 record in 2023, 9-2 on clay. In the previous 6 years, Rune has a 104-47 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rune won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was conquering the title in Munich where he beat Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Rune was defeated by Hugo Dellien in the qualifications 6-1 1-6 6-3.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Holger Rune

This match would represent the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Djokovic and Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Novak Djokovic could fight against Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Novak Djokovic

37 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 12-9 win-loss record in 2023, 7-3 on clay. Talking about the last 9 years, Ruud has a 197-90 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Estoril where he beat Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Norwegian lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-4 6-3.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 5th time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic could play Jannik Sinner. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

65 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 30-2 record in 2023, 20-1 on clay. Talking about the last 6 years, Alcaraz has a 119-29 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3.

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

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Novak Djokovic could play Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 9-5 for Novak Djokovic.