[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Karen Khachanov’s draw vs Djokovic, Ruud, Tsitsipas, Alcaraz to win the Paris

Paris draw preview with H2H - Karen Khachanov may need to overcome Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the competition in the Rolex Paris Masters.

Karen Khachanov Stats info

Karen Khachanov is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Paris. The Russian has defeated Sebastian Baez 6-1 6-1 and Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3 4-6 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Novak Djokovic.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karen Khachanov’s projected draw and the plausible opposition in Rolex Paris Masters. Khachanov has a negative record (1-16) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Sebastian Baez (40) – 6-1 6-1
R2 – Marc-Andrea Huesler (61) – 6-3 4-6 6-4
R3 – Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 1-7
1/4 – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-2
or Lorenzo Musetti (23) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) – H2H 0-5
or Pablo Carreno-Busta (14) – H2H 6-3
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-2
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (8) – H2H 1-2
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R3 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-1 for Novak Djokovic

42 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0
2016 65-9 39-4 16-2 8-2 2-1 0-0
2015 82-6 49-4 16-1 10-1 7-0 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 34-6 record in 2022, 11-1 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 19 years, the Serbian has a 179-49 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of the current season was winning the competition in Rome where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-0 7-6(5), at the Wimbledon where he defeated Nick Kyrgios in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3), in Tel Aviv where he overcame Marin Cilic in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Astana where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Djokovic won the event after besting Daniil Medvedev 4-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 9th time that Karen Khachanov and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 7-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Casper Ruud

51 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0
2015 13-7 0-1 6-2 7-4 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 48-19 win-loss record in 2022, 4-2 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the previous 8 years, the Norwegian has a 47-25 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Casper won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was winning the competition in Buenos Aires where he beat Diego Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3, in Geneva where he beat Joao Sousa in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1), and in Gstaad where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Casper lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarter 7-5 6-4.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 3rd time that Karen Khachanov and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Karen Khachanov may face Lorenzo Musetti. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas

61 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0
2016 49-18 16-7 30-6 1-3 0-0 2-2
2015 32-18 23-14 9-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 56-21 record in 2022, 15-6 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 8 years, Stefanos has a 74-40 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the competition in Carlo where he beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 6-3 7-6(3), and in Mallorca where he beat Roberto Bautista Agut in the final 6-4 3-6 7-6(2).

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Stefanos got to the 2nd round in 2021 in Paris before retiring against Alexei Popyrin when he was 4-2 ret..

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This would be the 6th time that Karen Khachanov and Stefanos Tsitsipas fight against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Karen Khachanov may play Pablo Carreno-Busta. Their H2H record is 6-3 for Karen Khachanov.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

57 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 56-12 win-loss record in 2022, 5-3 on indoor hard courts. In the last 2 years, Carlos has a 15-6 record on indoor hard courts. Carlos won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was winning the competition in Rio de Janeiro where he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the final 6-4 6-2, in Miami where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-5 6-4, in Barcelona where he overcame Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final 6-3 6-2, in Madrid where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 6-1, and at the U.S. Open where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Carlos was defeated by Hugo Gaston in the 3rd round 6-4 7-5.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 3rd time that Karen Khachanov and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Karen Khachanov could square off with Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their H2H is 2-1 for Felix Auger-Aliassime.