Grigor Dimitrov and Francesco Passaro will play each other in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on GRAND STAND ARENA. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.169
Francesco Passaro -> 5.05
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Francesco Passaro
This will be the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Francesco Passaro face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Passaro (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Passaro won 7-5 2-1 ret. in the 1st round in at the Australian Open back in January 2025.
Highlights Francesco Passaro vs Grigor Dimitrov – Australian Open 13-January-2025
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-10 | 9-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-18 | 21-7 | 8-4 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-21 | 16-10 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-22 | 10-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 15, the Bulgarian will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4 to Diallo in the 4th round on the 30th of April.
The Bulgarian has a composed 14-8 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Dimitrov’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Brisbane and Miami.
Talking about his overall career, The Bulgarian has an overall 622-368 record. He has a positive 165-100 record on clay.
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2014. See his history.
Francesco Passaro
10 - 5win/loss
132
89
LLWWWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20-12 | 5-3 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-25 | 4-5 | 35-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-35 | 8-11 | 18-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 12-6 | 35-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 4-5 | 39-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 101, Passaro reached the 2nd round after defeating Chun Hsin Tseng 6-0 2-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Italian defeated Hsin Tseng (6-0 2-6 6-3). During the match Passaro scored 89 points vs Hsin Tseng’s 72. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.
About the serving games, Passaro scored 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Francesco Passaro lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Passaro put 67% of his first serves in, winning 75% (42/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (11/28) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Hsin Tseng 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
The Italian has an overall 10-5 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2024. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Rome
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Joao FonsecaFonseca (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-1 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Federico CinaCina (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Hugo GastonGaston (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-2 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Luciano DarderiDarderi – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Laslo DjereDjere – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-6 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (2-6 6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-3 1-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (3-6 6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Rinky HijikataHijikata (3-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Vilius GaubasGaubas – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (7-63 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-0 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Federico CinaCina (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Hugo GastonGaston (7-6(4) 6-4) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera (4-6 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (7-6(2) 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-3 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Matteo GiganteGigante – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (7-6(4) 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Joao FonsecaFonseca (6-3 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-1 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Francesco PassaroPassaro (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Sebastian OfnerOfner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (2-4) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander BublikBublik – Casper RuudRuud (1-6) – H2H and prediction
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Sebastian KordaKorda (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (3-3) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Carlos TabernerTaberner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Corentin MoutetMoutet (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Sebastian BaezBaez (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Mariano NavoneNavone (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Andrey RublevRublev (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Nicolas JarryJarry (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jack DraperDraper – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jacob FearnleyFearnley – Fabio FogniniFognini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Marcos GironGiron (0-0) – H2H and prediction
