Alexander Zverev is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. The German has defeated Oscar Otte 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-0, Roman Safiullin 7-64 6-3 7-61 and Laslo Djere 6-2 7-5 6-2 to reach the 4th round where he will face Kei Nishikori.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Alexander Zverev’s projected draw and the likely opposition at French Open. Alexander has a losing record (11-12) against the likely opponents.
R4 – Kei Nishikori’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Alexander Zverev
Kei Nishikori has a 13-10 record in 2021, 7-3 on clay. In the course of the previous 17 years, the Japanese has a 135-59 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Japanese won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Last year at the French Open the Japanese was overcome by Stefano Travaglia in the 2nd round 6-4 2-6 7-6(7) 4-6 6-2.
H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Kei Nishikori
This match would represent the 6th time that Alexander Zverev and Kei Nishikori face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay .
1/4 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Alexander Zverev
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has a 21-12 win-loss record in 2021, 15-6 on clay. In connection to the last 6 years, Davidovich Fokina has a 83-48 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alejandro won 8 of his last 10 matches.
The Spaniard’s best result of this year was getting to the semifinal in Estoril.
Last year at the French Open the Spaniard lost to Andrey Rublev in the 2nd round 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-1.
H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
This match would represent the 3rd time that Alexander Zverev and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
Possibly, Alexander Zverev may come up against Federico Delbonis. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Alexander Zverev.
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-2 for Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 36-8 win-loss record in 2021, 19-3 on clay. As for the last 7 years, Tsitsipas has a 124-39 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tsitsipas will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the competition in in Carlo where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3, and in in Lyon where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.
Last year at the French Open the Greek capitulated to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1.
H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This match would represent the 8th time that Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Nevertheless, Alexander Zverev may square off with Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H record is 5-4 for Alexander Zverev.
Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-3 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 21-3 record in 2021, 17-2 on clay. In the course of the last 19 years, Rafael has a 479-43 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of the current year was winning the competition in in Barcelona where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5, and in in Rome where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 7-5 1-6 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Nadal won the tournament after beating Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5.
H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Nadal
This contest would be 10th time that Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal square off. The head to head is 6-3 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on clay .
Anyhow, Alexander Zverev may square off with Novak Djokovic. Their head to head is 6-2 for Novak Djokovic.
