[UPDATED R4]. Prediction, H2H of Rafael Nadal’s draw vs Auger Aliassime, Djokovic, Zverev, Medvedev to win French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Rafael Nadal may need to best Felix Auger Aliassime, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev to conquer the event in the French Open.

Rafael Nadal Stats info

Rafael Nadal is 4 wins away to conquer the title in French Open. The Spaniard has defeated Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-2 6-2, Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-1 6-4 and Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-2 6-4 to reach the 4th round where he will face Felix Auger Aliassime.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw together with the projected opposition in French Open. Rafael has a a favorable record (40-34) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Jordan Thompson (82) – 6-2 6-2 6-2
R2 – Corentin Moutet (139) – 6-3 6-1 6-4
R3 – Botic Van De Zandschulp (29) – 6-3 6-2 6-4
R4 – Felix Auger Aliassime (9) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 28-30
or Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (16) – H2H 11-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 6-3
or Carlos Alcaraz (6) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Daniil Medvedev (2) – H2H 5-1
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 7-2
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R4 – Felix Auger Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Rafael Nadal

60 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 60-27 14-9 11-7 31-7 4-4 0-0
2021 38-24 19-10 4-6 5-5 10-3 0-0
2020 23-19 8-8 1-3 14-8 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 17-11 13-9 0-2 8-3 0-0
2018 41-28 18-9 21-14 2-5 0-0 0-0
2017 53-20 7-7 36-8 10-4 0-0 0-1
2016 20-13 1-5 16-6 3-2 0-0 0-0
2015 11-3 4-1 4-2 3-0 0-0 0-0

Felix Auger Aliassime has a 26-12 record in 2022, 11-6 on clay. Regarding the last 8 years, Auger-Aliassime has a 106-54 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Auger-Aliassime won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in French Open the Canadian capitulated to Andreas Seppi in the 1st round 6-3 7-6(8) 4-6 6-4.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Felix Auger Aliassime

This match would represent the 2nd time that Rafael Nadal and Felix Auger Aliassime fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 30-28 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 15-4 record in 2022, 13-3 on clay. During the last 19 years, Djokovic has a 312-69 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the title in Rome where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-0 7-6(5).

Last year in French Open the Serbian conquered the competition after downing Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 59th time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 30-28 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Nadal has a winning record of 19-8 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Rafael Nadal may square off with Diego Sebastian Schwartzman. Their H2H record is 11-1 for Rafael Nadal.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-3 for Rafael Nadal

29 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
12
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0
2016 44-24 12-9 13-7 13-6 6-2 0-0
2015 38-28 13-10 14-8 6-6 5-4 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 27-9 record in 2022, 15-4 on clay. In the last 10 years, Zverev has a 143-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 8 of his last 10 matches.

The German’s best result of the current season was getting to the final Montpellier and Madrid.

Last year in French Open Alexander capitulated to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 10th time that Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 6-3 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on clay in major tournaments.

However, Rafael Nadal may play Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H is 2-1 for Rafael Nadal.

Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Rafael Nadal

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 19-6 record in 2022, 3-1 on clay. During the previous 10 years, the Russian has a 67-39 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Medvedev’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in French Open the Russian capitulated to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 7th time that Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev play each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Rafael Nadal could play Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 7-2 for Rafael Nadal.