Marin Cilic is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Paris. The Croatian has defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Sebastian Korda.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Marin Cilic’s projected draw and the plausible opposition in Rolex Paris Masters. Cilic has a negative record (3-26) against the plausible opponents.
R2 – Sebastian Korda’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda has a 31-18 record in 2021, 8-3 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 4 years, Sebastian has a 18-13 record on indoor hard courts. Korda won 4 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was conquering the competition the Quimper Challenger where he overcame Filip Horansky in the final 6-1 6-1, and in Parma where he overcame Marco Cecchinato in the final 6-2 6-4.
Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the American didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Marin Cilic vs. Sebastian Korda
This match would represent the 2nd time that Marin Cilic and Sebastian Korda face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Korda (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
R3 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev has a 50-11 record in 2021, 5-1 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 9 years, Medvedev has a 96-45 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Marseille where he defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4, in Mallorca where he beat Sam Querrey in the final 6-4 6-2, in Toronto where he beat Reilly Opelka in the final 6-4 6-3, and at the U.S. Open where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Medvedev won the competition after besting Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-4 6-1.
H2H Marin Cilic vs. Daniil Medvedev
This would be the 3rd time that Marin Cilic and Daniil Medvedev play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Marin Cilic may come up against Ilya Ivashka. Their head to head record is 1-1.
1/4 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Jannik Sinner has a 45-19 win-loss record in 2021, 13-3 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 4 years, Sinner has a 56-16 record on indoor hard courts. Jannik won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the season was conquering the title in Melbourne where he defeated Stefano Travaglia in the final 7-6(4) 6-4, in Washington where he overcame Mackenzie Mcdonald in the final 7-5 4-6 7-5, in Sofia where he beat Gael Monfils in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Antwerp where he defeated Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Jannik didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Marin Cilic vs. Jannik Sinner
There is no head to head record between Marin Cilic and Jannik Sinner since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alternatively, Marin Cilic may play Pablo Carreno-Busta. Their head to head is 4-1 for Marin Cilic.
1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-1 for Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has a 52-13 win-loss record in 2021, 6-1 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 9 years, Alexander has a 72-38 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Zverev will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His best result of this current season was winning the tournament in Acapulco where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3), in Madrid where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3, in Tokyo where he overcame Karen Khachanov in the final 6-3 6-1, in Cincinnati where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-3, and in Vienna where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 6-4.
Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Zverev surrendered to Daniil Medvedev in the final 5-7 6-4 6-1.
H2H Marin Cilic vs. Alexander Zverev
This match would represent the 8th time that Marin Cilic and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 6-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Marin Cilic may compete against Casper Ruud. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Casper Ruud.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 17-2 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 45-6 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 18 years, Djokovic has a 158-47 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this current year was winning the competition at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2, in Belgrade where he overcame Alex Molcan in the final 6-4 6-3, at the French Open where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, and at the Wimbledon where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Djokovic didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Marin Cilic vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 20th time that Marin Cilic and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 17-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Marin Cilic could fight against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head is 1-1.
