FRENCH OPEN DRAW. Gilles Simon’s prediction with Carreno-Busta next. H2H and rankings

French Open draw - Gilles Simon. See the draw preview and prediction with Pablo Carreno-Busta, Jiri Vesely, Marin Cilic, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic in the French Open.

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Gilles Simon is about to commence his run in the draw in French Open.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Gilles Simon’s projected draw alongside with the likely opposition in French Open. Simon has a weak record (14-19) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Pablo Carreno-Busta (18) – H2H 2-4
R2 – Jiri Vesely (73) – H2H 2-1
or Steve Johnson (92) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Marin Cilic (23) – H2H 6-1
or Marton Fucsovics (57) – H2H 1-1
R4 – Daniil Medvedev (2) – H2H 3-0
or Miomir Kecmanovic (31) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (7) – H2H 0-1
or Jannik Sinner (12) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 0-1
or Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 1-11
or Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-4
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R1 – Pablo Carreno-Busta’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Pablo Carreno-Busta

37 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 37-25 19-8 11-9 5-5 2-3 0-0
2021 38-18 14-8 17-4 5-4 2-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-5 4-2 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-22 20-7 7-9 7-4 2-2 0-0
2018 31-22 17-9 14-10 0-2 0-1 0-0
2017 36-26 14-10 20-9 2-7 0-0 0-0
2016 41-26 13-10 20-12 8-2 0-2 0-0
2015 37-31 6-7 29-18 2-4 0-2 0-0

Pablo Carreno-Busta has a 16-11 win-loss record in 2022, 7-6 on clay. In the previous 14 years, Carreno-Busta has a 336-164 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Pablo won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Carreno-Busta’s most significant result of the year was reaching the final Barcelona.

Last year in French Open the Spaniard was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 4th round 6-3 6-2 7-5.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta

This match would represent the 7th time that Gilles Simon and Pablo Carreno-Busta play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Carreno-Busta (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay in major tournaments.

R2 – Jiri Vesely’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Gilles Simon

20 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
109
High
35
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 20-19 12-10 3-6 0-0 5-3 0-0
2021 25-27 4-5 8-12 9-5 2-3 2-2
2020 21-12 8-5 9-5 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 45-28 9-7 14-12 6-5 6-2 10-2
2018 27-24 5-7 14-12 2-3 6-2 0-0
2017 30-27 8-12 21-11 0-2 1-2 0-0
2016 30-26 9-10 14-8 1-4 6-4 0-0
2015 34-31 18-11 13-13 1-4 2-3 0-0

Jiri Vesely has a 14-12 record in 2022, 3-5 on clay. Regarding the last 13 years, the Czech has a 202-125 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Jiri needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 4 matches.

Vesely’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Dubai.

Last year in French Open Vesely capitulated to Karen Khachanov in the 1st round 6-1 6-2 6-3.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Jiri Vesely

This match would represent the 4th time that Gilles Simon and Jiri Vesely face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Simon (see full H2H stats), but Vesely leads 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Gilles Simon may compete against Steve Johnson. Their H2H is 1-0 for Gilles Simon.

R3 – Marin Cilic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-1 for Gilles Simon

32 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 32-21 16-10 9-5 4-5 3-1 0-0
2021 33-23 6-9 5-5 13-7 9-2 0-0
2020 14-12 7-5 2-2 5-5 0-0 0-0
2019 22-19 12-10 5-4 3-3 2-2 0-0
2018 44-20 20-8 14-6 4-5 6-1 0-0
2017 45-22 11-8 14-4 8-7 12-3 0-0
2016 49-24 21-11 4-3 17-7 7-3 0-0
2015 35-19 15-8 7-6 6-2 7-3 0-0

Marin Cilic has a 14-11 record in 2022, 5-4 on clay. During the last 18 years, the Croatian has a 182-105 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Marin won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Cilic’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year in French Open Cilic lost to Roger Federer in the 2nd round 6-2 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Marin Cilic

This would be the 8th time that Gilles Simon and Marin Cilic square off. The head to head is 6-1 for Simon (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Gilles Simon could compete against Marton Fucsovics. Their head to head record is 1-1.

R4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Gilles Simon

45 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0
2016 69-27 15-6 13-7 23-8 9-3 9-3
2015 53-26 23-10 17-8 7-6 0-0 6-2

Daniil Medvedev has a 16-6 record in 2022, 0-1 on clay. Regarding the previous 10 years, the Russian has a 64-39 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in French Open the Russian was overcome by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 4th time that Gilles Simon and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Simon (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Gilles Simon could square off with Miomir Kecmanovic. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Andrey Rublev

51 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0
2016 38-33 6-7 12-14 19-10 1-2 0-0
2015 28-24 6-5 12-10 9-7 1-1 0-1

Andrey Rublev has a 25-7 record in 2022, 7-3 on clay. In connection to the previous 10 years, Andrey has a 88-57 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rublev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was winning the competition in Marseille where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-5 7-6(4), in Dubai where he beat Jiri Vesely in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Belgrade where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0.

Last year in French Open Andrey was defeated by Jan-Lennard Struff in the 1st round 6-3 7-6(6) 4-6 3-6 6-4.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 2nd time that Gilles Simon and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Gilles Simon may come up against Jannik Sinner. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Jannik Sinner.

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

Head to head 1-0 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 31-10 win-loss record in 2022, 14-3 on clay. Talking about the previous 8 years, Tsitsipas has a 142-44 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tsitsipas won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was winning the tournament in Carlo where he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 6-3 7-6(3).

Last year in French Open Tsitsipas was overcome by Novak Djokovic in the final 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This contest would be 2nd time that Gilles Simon and Stefanos Tsitsipas clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Gilles Simon could play Casper Ruud. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 11-1 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 13-4 win-loss record in 2022, 11-3 on clay. Regarding the previous 19 years, Novak has a 310-69 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

His best result of this year was winning the tournament in Rome where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-0 7-6(5).

Last year in French Open Djokovic conquered the tournament after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 13th time that Gilles Simon and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 11-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Gilles Simon may come up against Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 4-0 for Alexander Zverev.