Naomi Osaka is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. The Japanese has defeated Clara Burel 7-62 6-1 and Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Daria Kasatkina.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Naomi Osaka’s projected draw includingherlikely opponents in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Japanese has a favorable record (6-3) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Clara Burel (45) – 7-62 6-1
R2 – Marta Kostyuk (20) – 6-3 6-2
R3 – Daria Kasatkina (11) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Qinwen Zheng
(7) – H2H 1-0
or Linda Noskova (29) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 2-2
or Diana Shnaider (62) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 1-1
or Marketa Vondrousova (6) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-0
or Maria Sakkari (8) – H2H 3-2
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R3 – Daria Kasatkina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Naomi Osaka

19 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
8
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-11 12-8 7-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 39-25 19-15 12-6 2-1 6-3 0-0
2022 41-22 24-14 12-5 1-1 4-2 0-0
2021 38-19 19-10 5-5 7-1 7-3 0-0
2020 18-14 7-8 5-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 13-21 8-13 4-4 1-2 0-2 0-0
2018 42-24 15-13 12-7 8-1 7-3 0-0
2017 32-21 17-14 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0

Daria Kasatkina has a 19-10 record in 2024, 7-2 on clay. As for the last 12 years, Darya has a 130-53 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Kasatkina won 7 of her last 10 matches.

The Russian’s most significant achievement of the current year was reaching the final Adelaide, Abu Dhabi and Charleston.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Kasatkina lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the 4th round 6-4 4-6 6-0.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Daria Kasatkina

This would be the 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Daria Kasatkina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

R4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Naomi Osaka

18 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
7
LWWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-9 14-6 4-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 16-8 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on clay. In the last 8 years, the Chinese has a 67-23 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Qinwen won 5 of her last 10 matches.

The Chinese’s most significant result of this year was reaching the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Zheng capitulated to Veronika Kudermetova in the quarter 3-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Qinwen Zheng

This would be the 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Qinwen Zheng clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Naomi Osaka could compete against Linda Noskova. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

26 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
3
WLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-8 18-5 8-3 0-0 0-0 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 record in 2024, 4-2 on clay. Regarding the last 8 years, Cori has a 51-23 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Cori won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current year was conquering the competition in Auckland where she overcame Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Gauff was overcome by Marie Bouzkova in the 3rd round 4-6 6-2 6-2.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 5th time that Naomi Osaka and Cori Gauff face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Osaka and Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Naomi Osaka could face Diana Shnaider. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

39 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-4 22-3 15-1 2-0 0-0 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 record in 2024, 9-1 on clay. During the last 9 years, Swiatek has a 120-17 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Pole will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of the season was conquering the title in Australia where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2, in Indian Wells where she beat Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0, and in Madrid where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-5 4-6 7-6(7).

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

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Osaka and Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Possibly, Naomi Osaka may come up against Marketa Vondrousova. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Marketa Vondrousova.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Naomi Osaka

25 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-7 14-4 11-3 0-0 0-0 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 previous 9 years, Sabalenka has a 69-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current year was winning the competition at the Australian Open where she overcame Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Aryna was overcome by Sofia Kenin in the 2nd round 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Naomi Osaka vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Naomi Osaka may fight against Maria Sakkari. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Naomi Osaka.