PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Djokovic, Rune, Ruud and Cerundolo to play on CENTER COURT on Wednesday – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

ROME ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud and Francisco Cerundolo will play on Wednesday

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Mark Hall
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Djokovic And Rune

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud and Francisco Cerundolo are going to compete on Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on CENTER COURT.

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Novak Djokovic vs. Holger Rune Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Novak Djokovic vs. Holger Rune

Head to head 1-1

Novak Djokovic will fight against Holger Rune in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Novak reached the quarter after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-65 6-2, Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 4-6 6-1 and Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-4.

Novak has a 20-3 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Adelaide where he beat 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 Rome The Serbian conquered the title last year in Rome after besting Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5). The Serbian won the title in Rome in 2011 and 2015.

Holger Rune: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), Rune got to the quarter after defeating Arthur Fils 6-3 6-3, Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-2 and Alexei Popyrin 6-4 5-7 6-4.

Rune has a 25-9 win-loss record in 2023, 11-2 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season 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 Rome Holger had to surrender in the qualifications 6-1 1-6 6-3 to Hugo Dellien.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune face off. Their actual head to head record is 1-1 for Djokovic and Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Before, the last time they squared off, Rune won 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the final in Paris back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.36
Holger Rune -> 3.15

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Casper Ruud vs. Francisco Cerundolo Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Casper Ruud vs. Francisco Cerundolo

Head to head 2-1 for Cerundolo

Casper Ruud will play Francisco Cerundolo in the quarter for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Casper Ruud: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, Ruud got to the quarter after defeating Arthur Rinderknech 6-4 6-0, Alexander Bublik 6-1 4-6 7-60 and Laslo Djere 6-1 6-3.

Casper has a 14-9 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was conquering the title in Estoril where he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

Last year in Rome Ruud surrendered in the semifinal 6-4 6-3 to Novak Djokovic.

Francisco Cerundolo: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, Cerundolo got to the quarter after beating Yibing Wu 4-6 6-2 6-3, Gregoire Barrere 6-70 6-2 6-2 and Jannik Sinner 6-73 6-2 6-2.

Francisco has a 17-12 win-loss record in 2023, 10-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Rome Cerundolo capitulated in the 1st round 6-4 6-3 to John Isner.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Casper Ruud and Francisco Cerundolo play each other. Their record is 2-1 for Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

Before, the last time they squared off, Cerundolo won 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 3rd round in Barcelona back in April 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Casper Ruud who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.81
Francisco Cerundolo -> 2

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Last Results

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