Nadal and Zverev have met each other 9 times with the former having won 6 matches.
Alexander Zverev has won three out of last five encounters between the two.
Rafael Nadal won the last contest that took place between the two in Rome.
Zverev completed hattrick of wins against Nadal in Madrid last year before that he won the games in Paris and Great Britain.
Rafael Nadal won the Rome Masters contest in 2018.