Rafael Nadal is 2 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. The Spaniard has defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-2 7-63, Richard Gasquet 6-0 7-5 6-2, Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-3 6-3, Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-3 6-0 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0 to reach the semifinal where he will face Novak Djokovic.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw and the presumable opponents at French Open. Nadal has a a good record (35-31) against the likely opponents.
1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 29-28 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 25-3 win-loss record in 2021, 16-3 on clay. In the previous 18 years, Novak has a 297-66 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 9 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the competition in at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2, and in in Belgrade where he overcame Alex Molcan in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Djokovic capitulated to Rafael Nadal in the final 6-0 6-2 7-5.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 58th time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 29-28 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Nadal leads 19-7 on clay .
Final – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 7-2 for Rafael Nadal
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 38-8 win-loss record in 2021, 21-3 on clay. Talking about the previous 7 years, the Greek has a 126-39 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 9 matches winning streak.
His best result of the current year was winning the tournament in in Carlo where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3, and in in Lyon where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Stefanos was overcome by Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This contest would be 10th time that Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 7-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay .
Yet, Rafael Nadal could play Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 6-3 for Rafael Nadal.
