Angelique Kerber is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Angelique has defeated Lauren Davis 6-1 6-0 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-0 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Angelique Kerber’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opponents in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Kerber has a good record (5-4) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Lauren Davis (194) – 6-1 6-0
R2 – Veronika Kudermetova (25) – 6-3 6-0
R3 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich (113) – H2H 2-1
R4 – Iga Swiatek
(1) – H2H 0-2
or Yulia Putintseva (41) – H2H 2-1
1/4 – Marketa Vondrousova (6) – H2H 1-0
or Beatriz Haddad Maia (13) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 1-1
or Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-0
or Maria Sakkari (8) – H2H 3-2
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R3 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Angelique Kerber

25 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
143
High
29
LWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-23 10-12 11-8 0-0 4-3 0-0
2023 24-26 16-17 3-5 0-0 5-4 0-0
2022 35-21 18-10 12-7 3-2 2-2 0-0
2021 25-23 11-9 8-6 4-6 2-2 0-0
2020 21-12 9-6 10-5 2-1 0-0 0-0
2019 21-23 14-14 2-4 5-2 0-3 0-0
2018 34-23 22-9 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2017 34-26 15-13 2-5 16-5 1-3 0-0

Aliaksandra Sasnovich has a 11-12 record in 2024, 6-3 on clay. Regarding the previous 15 years, the Belarussian has a 115-86 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Aliaksandra won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Aliaksandra capitulated to Donna Vekic in the 2nd round 3-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich

This match would represent the 4th time that Angelique Kerber and Aliaksandra Sasnovich play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.

R4 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 33-4 win-loss record in 2024, 9-1 on clay. As for the last 9 years, Swiatek has a 120-17 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Her best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Australia where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2, in Indian Wells where she defeated Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0, and in Madrid where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-5 4-6 7-6(7).

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Iga reached the quarter in 2023 in Rome before retiring against Elena Rybakina when she was 2-6 7-6(3) 2-2 ret..

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 3rd time that Angelique Kerber and Iga Swiatek fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Angelique Kerber may come up against Yulia Putintseva. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Angelique Kerber.

1/4 – Marketa Vondrousova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Angelique Kerber

16 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
39
High
6
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-11 5-4 10-5 0-0 1-2 0-0
2023 41-18 19-12 9-3 4-2 9-1 0-0
2022 21-7 11-3 2-1 8-3 0-0 0-0
2021 34-19 21-10 4-4 8-2 1-3 0-0
2020 8-10 4-6 4-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-9 9-3 15-3 4-1 1-2 0-0
2018 21-20 12-12 9-5 0-0 0-3 0-0
2017 60-12 14-5 16-3 27-1 3-3 0-0

Marketa Vondrousova has a 10-6 record in 2024, 5-2 on clay. During the previous 11 years, Marketa has a 99-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Vondrousova won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Marketa’s most significant achievement of this current year was reaching the semifinal Stuttgart.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Vondrousova surrendered to Elena Rybakina in the 4th round 6-3 6-3.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Marketa Vondrousova

This match would represent the 2nd time that Angelique Kerber and Marketa Vondrousova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Angelique Kerber could square off with Beatriz Haddad Maia. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Angelique Kerber.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

54 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 22-7 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on clay. In the course of the last 8 years, the American has a 51-23 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the season was conquering the title in Auckland where she overcame Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Cori capitulated to Marie Bouzkova in the 3rd round 4-6 6-2 6-2.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Cori Gauff

This match would represent the 3rd time that Angelique Kerber and Cori Gauff fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Gauff on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Angelique Kerber could face Qinwen Zheng. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Angelique Kerber.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Angelique Kerber

56 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 21-6 record in 2024, 7-2 on clay. In the last 9 years, Sabalenka has a 69-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Belarussian lost to Sofia Kenin in the 2nd round 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 2nd time that Angelique Kerber and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Angelique Kerber may fight against Maria Sakkari. Their H2H is 3-2 for Angelique Kerber.