[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Giulio Zeppieri’s draw vs Ruud, Zhang, Paul, Rune, Sinner, Alcaraz to win the French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Giulio Zeppieri may need to overcome Casper Ruud, Zhizhen Zhang, Tommy Paul, Holger Rune, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the competition in the French Open.

Giulio Zeppieri Stats info

Giulio Zeppieri is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Giulio has defeated Alexander Bublik 6-0 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Casper Ruud.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Giulio Zeppieri’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition at the French Open. Zeppieri has a negative record (0-3) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Alexander Bublik (51) – 6-0 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5
R2 – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Zhizhen Zhang (71) – H2H 0-2
or Thiago Agustin Tirante (153) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Tommy Paul (17) – H2H 0-0
or Nicolas Jarry (35) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Holger Rune (6) – H2H 0-0
or Taylor Fritz (8) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (9) – H2H 0-0
or Frances Tiafoe (12) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-1
or Novak Djokovic (3) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
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

Casper Ruud has a 17-11 win-loss record in 2023, 12-5 on clay. Regarding the last 9 years, Ruud has a 202-92 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was winning the tournament in Estoril where he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

Last year at the French Open Casper capitulated to Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-3 6-0.

H2H Giulio Zeppieri vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Giulio Zeppieri and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Zhizhen Zhang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Zhizhen Zhang

30 - 29win/loss in 2024

Rank
58
High
31
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 30-29 12-13 15-10 1-2 2-4 0-0
2022 52-28 11-5 31-11 9-11 1-1 0-0
2021 15-12 1-1 9-6 0-1 5-4 0-0
2020 1-6 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-21 27-17 7-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 21-25 8-14 13-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 30-24 29-21 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 9-17 3-7 6-10 0-0 0-0 0-0

Zhizhen Zhang has a 15-15 record in 2023, 10-6 on clay. Talking about the last 3 years, Zhizhen has a 50-23 record on clay. Zhang won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the French Open the Chinese didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Giulio Zeppieri vs. Zhizhen Zhang

This contest would be 3rd time that Giulio Zeppieri and Zhizhen Zhang play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Giulio Zeppieri could play Thiago Agustin Tirante. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

46 - 29win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
12
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0
2017 48-24 27-12 18-8 3-4 0-0 0-0
2016 28-28 9-14 18-9 1-4 0-1 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 21-11 record in 2023, 5-5 on clay. Talking about the previous 9 years, Tommy has a 100-54 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best result of the current season was reaching the final Acapulco and the Aix En Provence Challenger.

Last year at the French Open Paul lost to Cristian Garin in the 1st round 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-3.

H2H Giulio Zeppieri vs. Tommy Paul

There is no head to head record between Giulio Zeppieri and Tommy Paul since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

However, Giulio Zeppieri could fight against Nicolas Jarry. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

44 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
4
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 28-10 win-loss record in 2023, 14-3 on clay. As for the previous 6 years, the Dane has a 109-48 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Munich where he defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).

Last year at the French Open the Dane lost to Casper Ruud in the quarter 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3.

H2H Giulio Zeppieri vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Giulio Zeppieri and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Giulio Zeppieri may face Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

64 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 29-7 win-loss record in 2023, 8-2 on clay. In connection to the last 6 years, Jannik has a 74-35 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the title in Montpellier where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(3) 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Sinner got to the 4th round in 2022 in Roland Garros before retiring against Andrey Rublev when he was 1-6 6-4 2-0 ret..

H2H Giulio Zeppieri vs. Jannik Sinner

There is no head to head record between Giulio Zeppieri and Jannik Sinner since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Giulio Zeppieri may come up against Frances Tiafoe. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

65 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
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 32-3 record in 2023, 22-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 6 years, the Spaniard has a 121-30 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Alcaraz lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarter 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7).

H2H Giulio Zeppieri vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 2nd time that Giulio Zeppieri and Carlos Alcaraz square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Giulio Zeppieri could fight against Novak Djokovic. Their H2H is 0-0.