PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Sabalenka, Gauff, Zheng and Anisimova to play on Friday – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Cori Gauff, Qinwen Zheng and Amanda Anisimova are going to play on Friday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anastasia Potapova

Head to head 1-0 for Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka will face Anastasia Potapova in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on CAMPO CENTRALE.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 will start her run in Rome after she won the title in Madrid after beating in the final.

The Belarussian has a 31-5 win-loss record in 2025, 8-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Sabalenka’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Brisbane, at the Australian Open , Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart and Madrid.

Sabalenka won her last 6 matches.

Last year in Rome Sabalenka lost in the final 6-2 6-3 to Iga Swiatek.

Anastasia Potapova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34, the Russian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Dayana Yastremska 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3.

Potapova has a 17-7 win-loss record in 2025, 5-1 on clay (See FULL STATS). Anastasia’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Napoca.

Last year in Rome Anastasia had to surrender in the 2^nd round 6-4 6-2 to Jelena Ostapenko.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Anastasia Potapova fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time they fought against each other, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-2 in the semifinal in Stuttgart back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.195
Anastasia Potapova -> 4.65

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Cori Gauff vs. Victoria Mboko

Head to head 0-0

Cori Gauff will come up against Victoria Mboko in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE.

Cori Gauff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, the American will start her run in Rome after she played her last match in Madrid where she lost to Sabalenka in the final on the 3^rd of May.

Cori has a 19-7 win-loss record in 2025, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Australia and Madrid.

Last year in Rome Cori lost in the semifinal 6-4 6-3 to Iga Swiatek.

Victoria Mboko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 156 (career high), the Canadian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-2, Kamilla Rakhimova 4-6 6-1 6-1 and Arianna Zucchini 6-2 6-3.

Victoria has a 33-3 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Canadian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the W75 Rome, the W35 Manchester and the W75 Porto.

Last year in Rome Victoria didn’t play in Rome in 2024.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Victoria Mboko 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 Cori Gauff who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.16
Victoria Mboko -> 5.25

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Qinwen Zheng vs. Olga Danilovic

Head to head 1-0 for Zheng

Qinwen Zheng will take on Olga Danilovic in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on GRAND STAND ARENA.

Qinwen Zheng: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8, Qinwen will start her run in Rome after she played her last match in Madrid where she lost to in the 2^nd round on the 25^th of April.

Qinwen has a 9-7 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Rome The Chinese lost in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-1 to Cori Gauff.

Olga Danilovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33 (career high), Danilovic reached the 2^nd round after defeating Katerina Siniakova 3-6 6-4 6-4.

The Serbian has a 15-7 win-loss record in 2025, 11-2 on clay (See FULL STATS). Danilovic’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Antalya and Rouen.

Last year in Rome Olga lost in the qualifications 6-2 6-0 to Clara Tauson.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Qinwen Zheng and Olga Danilovic fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Zheng won 6-4 6-2 in the R in Australia back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Qinwen Zheng who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Qinwen Zheng is the pick to win this match.
Qinwen Zheng -> 1.53
Olga Danilovic -> 2.5

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Amanda Anisimova vs. Veronika Kudermetova

Head to head 2-1 for Kudermetova

Amanda Anisimova will take on Veronika Kudermetova in the 2^nd round for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on COURT 1.

Amanda Anisimova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17, Anisimova will start her run in Rome after she played her last match in Madrid where she lost to in the 2^nd round on the 25^th of April.

The American has a 14-7 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Doha.

Last year in Rome Amanda had to surrender in the 1^st round 4-6 6-2 6-1 to Sara Errani.

Veronika Kudermetova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 50, Kudermetova got to the 2^nd round after beating Lucrezia Stefanini 7-5 6-2.

Kudermetova has a 19-12 win-loss record in 2025, 6-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Rome Kudermetova had to surrender in the 2^nd round 6-3 6-0 to Angelique Kerber.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Amanda Anisimova and Veronika Kudermetova face off. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

Previously, the last time they locked horns, Anisimova won 6-2 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Charleston back in April 2025.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Amanda Anisimova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Amanda Anisimova is the pick to win this match.
Amanda Anisimova -> 1.45
Veronika Kudermetova -> 2.75

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Last Results

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

• Naomi OsakaOsaka – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (2-6 7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-1 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Caroline DolehideDolehide (6-0 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Hailey BaptisteBaptiste – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-3 2-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Ons JabeurJabeur – Petra KvitovaKvitova (w/o) – Score progression – Stats
• Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Rebecca SramkovaSramkova (1-6 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Peyton StearnsStearns – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Jaqueline CristianCristian – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (7-6² 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Madison KeysKeys – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (7-6⁴ 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Laura SiegemundSiegemund – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Lulu SunSun (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Jessica PegulaPegula – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Elise MertensMertens – Suzan LamensLamens (3-6 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro (6-4 7-6²) – Score progression – Stats
• Ondrej KrstevKrstev – Jacob GrillsGrills (2-6 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Vaclav SafranekSafranek – Patrik RiklRikl (w/o) – Score progression – Stats
• Dan AddedAdded – Dominik RecekRecek (6-3 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Colin SinclairSinclair – Lucas GerchGerch (6-2 5-7 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Jan SatralSatral – Tadeas ParoulekParoulek (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Evan FurnessFurness – Petr NouzaNouza (4-6 7-6⁵ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Julian LenzLenz – Ondrej StylerStyler (6-2 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Maxime ChazalChazal – Jiri JenicekJenicek (6-0 6-0) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

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

• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Sofia KeninKenin (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marta KostyukKostyuk – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (2-4) – H2H – Prediction
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Eva LysLys (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Donna VekicVekic (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Magdalena FrechFrech – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Olga DanilovicDanilovic – Qinwen ZhengZheng (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Cori GauffGauff – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Maria SakkariSakkari – Magda LinetteLinette (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Emma NavarroNavarro – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Katie VolynetsVolynets – Clara TausonTauson (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Emiliana ArangoArango – (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Ons JabeurJabeur (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Elise MertensMertens – Jessica PegulaPegula (3-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Madison KeysKeys – Peyton StearnsStearns (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Naomi OsakaOsaka (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (1-7) – H2H – Prediction