[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Karen Khachanov’s draw vs Cerundolo, Djokovic, Shelton, Zverev, Medvedev to win the Rome

Rome draw preview with H2H - Karen Khachanov may need to best Francisco Cerundolo, Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev to conquer the competition in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Karen Khachanov Stats info

Karen Khachanov is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Rome. Khachanov has defeated Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Francisco Cerundolo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karen Khachanov’s projected draw withhispresumable opposition in Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Russian has a losing record (9-18) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Alexander Shevchenko (60) – 6-4 6-4
R3 – Francisco Cerundolo (22) – H2H 4-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 1-9
or Alejandro Tabilo (32) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Ben Shelton (14) – H2H 0-0
or Zhizhen Zhang (56) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (5) – H2H 2-4
or Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 0-4
Fin – Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 2-5
or Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 4-3
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R3 – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Karen Khachanov

22 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
37
High
19
WWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-20 3-5 19-12 0-0 0-3 0-0
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 58-21 3-2 55-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 33-12 0-0 33-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 13-5 0-1 13-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Francisco Cerundolo has a 13-13 win-loss record in 2024, 10-8 on clay. Regarding the last 9 years, Cerundolo has a 244-105 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Cerundolo won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Francisco’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Argentine lost to Casper Ruud in the quarter 7-6(5) 6-4.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Francisco Cerundolo

This match would represent the 5th time that Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo square off. The head to head is 4-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 9-1 for Novak Djokovic

24 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-7 8-3 11-3 0-0 5-1 0-0
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

Novak Djokovic has a 12-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on clay. In the course of the previous 21 years, Novak has a 329-74 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Djokovic’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open and Carlo.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia the Serbian was overcome by Holger Rune in the quarter 6-2 4-6 6-2.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 11th time that Karen Khachanov and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 9-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Karen Khachanov could play Alejandro Tabilo. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Karen Khachanov.

1/4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

23 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
14
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 23-16 9-7 8-4 2-1 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 17-8 record in 2024, 6-1 on clay. As for the previous 2 years, Ben has a 10-9 record on clay. Shelton won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was conquering the competition in Houston where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Shelton lost to Alexander Bublik in the 2nd round 6-4 1-6 6-2.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Karen Khachanov and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Karen Khachanov may fight against Zhizhen Zhang. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Karen Khachanov.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Alexander Zverev

44 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 44-13 18-6 20-5 0-0 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 23-9 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on clay. Talking about the previous 12 years, Alexander has a 170-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The German won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Alexander capitulated to Daniil Medvedev in the 4th round 6-2 7-6(3).

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 7th time that Karen Khachanov and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Karen Khachanov may come up against Grigor Dimitrov. Their H2H is 4-0 for Grigor Dimitrov.

Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-2 for Daniil Medvedev

34 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
1
WLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 34-10 18-4 10-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
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

Daniil Medvedev has a 23-6 record in 2024, 5-2 on clay. In the previous 12 years, the Russian has a 82-45 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Medvedev’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

Last year in Internazionali BNL d’Italia Medvedev won the tournament after downing Holger Rune 7-5 7-5.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 8th time that Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but Khachanov leads 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Karen Khachanov could face Andrey Rublev. Their head to head is 4-3 for Karen Khachanov.