PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Nadal, Tsitsipas, Rune and Rublev to play on Saturday – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune and Andrey Rublev are going to play on Saturday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Rafael Nadal vs. Hubert Hurkacz

Head to head 0-0

Rafael Nadal will play Hubert Hurkacz in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Rafael Nadal: ranking and results

Ranked no. 305, Rafael reached the 2^nd round after defeating Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4.

The Spaniard has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Rome Nadal didn’t compete in Rome in 2023. The Spaniard won the title in Rome in 1, 2012, 2018 and 2019.

Hubert Hurkacz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 9, will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group I, PO, UZB POL 0 where he overcame to in the Rubber 1 on the 2^nd of February.

The Pole has a 23-10 win-loss record in 2024, 8-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title in Estoril where he beat Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Rome Hubert had to surrender in the 2^nd round 6-3 6-4 to Jeff Wolf.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Hubert Hurkacz since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hubert Hurkacz who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Hubert Hurkacz is the pick to win this match.
Hubert Hurkacz -> 1.909
Rafael Nadal -> 1.909

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Jan-Lennard Struff

Head to head 4-3 for Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas will play Jan-Lennard Struff in the 2^nd round for the 8^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on GRAND STAND ARENA.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8, will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in 0 where he defeated to Copil in the Rubber 1 on the 3^rd of February.

Stefanos has a 21-8 win-loss record in 2024, 10-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Carlo where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year in Rome The Greek lost in the semifinal 7-5 7-5 to Daniil Medvedev.

Jan-Lennard Struff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 41, the German got to the 2^nd round after defeating Pedro Cachin 6-4 6-4.

Jan-Lennard has a 15-10 win-loss record in 2024, 9-2 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Munich where he defeated Taylor Fritz in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year in Rome Struff didn’t compete in Rome in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 8^th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jan-Lennard Struff fight against each other. Their record is 4-3 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), but Struff leads 2-1 on clay.

The last time they fought against each other, Struff won 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.47
Jan-Lennard Struff -> 2.69

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Holger Rune vs. Luca Nardi

Head to head 0-0

Holger Rune will fight against Luca Nardi in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 8:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Holger Rune: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Holger will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost to Griekspoor in the 3^rd round on the 28^th of April.

Rune has a 18-10 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Holger’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Brisbane.

Last year in Rome Holger lost in the final 7-5 7-5 to Daniil Medvedev.

Luca Nardi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 81, the Italian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-4.

The Italian has a 17-10 win-loss record in 2024, 8-2 on clay (See FULL STATS). Nardi’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Chennai Challenger and the Naples Challenger.

Last year in Rome Luca had to surrender in the 1^st round 3-6 6-4 6-2 to David Goffin.

Head to head analysis

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

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.333
Luca Nardi -> 3.32

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Andrey Rublev vs. Marcos Giron

Head to head 1-0 for Rublev

Andrey Rublev will take on Marcos Giron in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 9:00 pm on PIETRANGELI.

Andrey Rublev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, will start his run in Rome after he won the title in Madrid after beating Auger-Aliassime in the final.

Andrey has a 21-8 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Hong Kong where he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Madrid where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Andrey won his last 6 matches.

Last year in Rome The Russian capitulated in the 4^th round 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 to Yannick Hanfmann.

Marcos Giron: ranking and results

Ranked no. 49, Giron reached the 2^nd round after defeating Emil Ruusuvuori 3-6 6-3 6-3.

The American has a 11-11 win-loss record in 2024, 3-4 on clay (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Dallas.

Last year in Rome Giron lost in the 1^st round 6-4 6-3 to Roman Safiullin.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Andrey Rublev and Marcos Giron play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time they squared off, Rublev won 7-6(1) 6-3 in the 1^st round in Rotterdam back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Rublev who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.111
Marcos Giron -> 6.6

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Internazionali BNL D’Italia

• Nuno BorgesBorges – Alexander BublikBublik (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-0 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-6⁶ 4-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Ben SheltonShelton – Pavel KotovKotov (4-6 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Taylor FritzFritz – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Casper RuudRuud (0-6 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Matteo GiganteGigante (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Francesco PassaroPassaro – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (4-6 6-3 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Terence AtmaneAtmane – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (7-5 1-0 ret.) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Internazionali BNL D’Italia

• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (4-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Cameron NorrieNorrie (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Marcos GironGiron – Andrey RublevRublev (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Dusan LajovicLajovic (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Tommy PaulPaul – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-4) – H2H – Prediction
• Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Francesco PassaroPassaro – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Sebastian KordaKorda (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Terence AtmaneAtmane – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-0) – H2H – Prediction