Novak Djokovic is 3 wins away to conquer the title in French Open. The Serbian has defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-1 6-0, Alex Molcan 6-2 6-3 7-64, Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-3 6-2 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-1 6-3 6-3 to reach the quarter where he will face Rafael Nadal.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw including the plausible opposition in French Open. Novak has a a positive record (38-33) with the presumable opponents.
1/4 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 30-28 for Novak Djokovic
39 - 8win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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| 2022 | 39-8 | 23-3 | 10-2 | 1-3 | 5-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-5 | 5-2 | 19-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 27-7 | 13-3 | 9-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 58-7 | 21-2 | 21-3 | 11-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 45-4 | 14-2 | 26-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 68-12 | 38-8 | 24-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 39-14 | 18-10 | 21-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 61-20 | 20-9 | 26-6 | 10-3 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
Rafael Nadal has a 27-3 win-loss record in 2022, 7-2 on clay. In connection to the last 20 years, Rafael has a 488-46 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Melbourne where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(6) 6-3, at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5, and in Acapulco where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-4.
Last year in French Open Nadal lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal
This contest would be 59th time that Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal square off. 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.
1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 7-4 for Novak Djokovic
29 - 10win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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| 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 28-9 record in 2022, 16-4 on clay. In the course of the previous 10 years, Zverev has a 144-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Alexander’s most significant achievement of this season was getting to the final Montpellier and Madrid.
Last year in French Open Zverev surrendered to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev
This would be the 12th time that Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Novak Djokovic may compete against Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.
Final – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
51 - 20win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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| 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 29-7 record in 2022, 11-3 on clay. In the course of the previous 10 years, the Russian has a 92-57 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the tournament 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 defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0.
Last year in French Open the Russian was defeated by Jan-Lennard Struff in the 1st round 6-3 7-6(6) 4-6 3-6 6-4.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Andrey Rublev
This would be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Rublev on clay in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Novak Djokovic may take on Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 3-0 for Novak Djokovic.
