Rafael Nadal is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Paris. The Spaniard has defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 and Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-4 to reach the quarter where he will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The Spaniard is at the moment ranked no. 2. However, Rafael Nadal is projected to go up 1 place and be ranked world no.1 right after the current event.
Projected path
This is Rafael Nadal’s projected path and the possible opponents at the BNP Paribas Masters. Nadal has an overall winning record (49-34) with the projected opponents.
1/4 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-4 for Rafael Nadal
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has a 43-20 record in 2019, 19-5 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 5 years, Jo-Wilfried has a 144-60 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The French Player won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Montpellier where he beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Metz where he overcame Aljaz Bedene in the final 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3.
Last year in Paris Jo-Wilfried lost to Milos Raonic in the 1st round 6-74 7-65 7-65.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
This would be the 14th time that Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga square off. The head to head is 9-4 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on indoor hard courts.
Talking about his next opponent, Rafa commented:
“I am going to play a player that won 3 great matches. So it will be a tough one. I need to play at my best and to be focussed on my serve, to play aggressive from the baseline. I need to do a lot of things well.”
1/2 – Gael Monfils’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 14-2 for Rafael Nadal
Gael Monfils has a 37-17 record in 2019, 13-3 on indoor hard courts. IN the previous 5 years, Gael has a 125-57 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The French Player won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he beat Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-3 1-6 6-2.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Gael Monfils
This contest would be 17th time that Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfils play each other. The head to head is 14-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts.
Alternatively, Rafael Nadal may face Denis Shapovalov. Their H2H is 1-1.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 28-26 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 50-9 record in 2019, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 2 years, the Serbian has a 10-2 record on indoor hard courts. The Serbian won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current season was managing to win the competition in Melbourne where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3, in Madrid where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in London where he overcame Roger Federer in the final 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 13-12(3), and in Tokyo where he beat John Millman in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Paris The Serbian had to surrender to Karen Khachanov in the final 7-5 6-4.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
This contest would be 55th time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 28-26 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on indoor hard courts.
Alternatively, Rafael Nadal may face Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H is 4-1 for Rafael Nadal.
