[UPDATED R4]. Prediction, H2H of Alexei Popyrin’s draw vs Rune, Djokovic, Ruud, Medvedev to win the Rome

Rome draw preview with H2H - Alexei Popyrin may need to defeat Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Daniil Medvedev to conquer the competition in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Alexei Popyrin Stats info

Alexei Popyrin is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Popyrin has defeated Christopher O Connell 6-2 7-65, Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 4-6 7-5 and Roman Safiullin 7-5 7-5 to reach the 4th round where he will face Holger Rune.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opponents in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Alexei has a losing record (0-4) with the projected opposition.

R1 – Christopher O Connell (78) – 6-2 7-65
R2 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (10) – 6-4 4-6 7-5
R3 – Roman Safiullin (103) – 7-5 7-5
R4 – Holger Rune (7) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-1
or Cameron Norrie (13) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-0
or Jannik Sinner (8) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-3
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) – H2H 1-0
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R4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 24-9 record in 2023, 10-2 on clay. In the course of the previous 6 years, the Dane has a 105-47 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Holger won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was winning the competition in Munich where he defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Rune lost to Hugo Dellien in the qualifications 6-1 1-6 6-3.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0
2016 65-9 39-4 16-2 8-2 2-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 19-3 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on clay. Talking about the previous 20 years, the Serbian has a 317-72 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current year was winning the competition in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, and at the Australian Open where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Serbian conquered the title after downing Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5).

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Alexei Popyrin may fight against Cameron Norrie. Their head to head is 1-0 for Cameron Norrie.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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 13-9 record in 2023, 8-3 on clay. In the course of the last 9 years, Ruud has a 198-90 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current 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 Ruud lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-4 6-3.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Alexei Popyrin may take on Jannik Sinner. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.

Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev

66 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0
2016 69-27 15-6 13-7 23-8 9-3 9-3

Daniil Medvedev has a 35-5 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 11 years, Medvedev has a 73-42 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the competition in Rotterdam where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, in Doha where he overcame Andy Murray in the final 6-4 6-4, in Dubai where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-2, and in Miami where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Russian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 4th time that Alexei Popyrin and Daniil Medvedev face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Alexei Popyrin could face Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.