[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Rafael Nadal’s draw vs Zverev, Ruud to win French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Rafael Nadal may need to overcome Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud to conquer the competition in the French Open.

Rafael Nadal Stats info

Rafael Nadal is 2 wins away to conquer the title in French Open. Nadal has defeated Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-2 6-2, Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-1 6-4, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-2 6-4, Felix Auger Aliassime 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 and Novak Djokovic 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-64 to reach the semifinal where he will face Alexander Zverev.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw and the presumable opposition in French Open. The Spaniard has a a winning record (6-3) with the presumable 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) – 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-64
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 6-3
Fin – Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-0
or Marin Cilic (23) – H2H 7-2
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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 29-9 record in 2022, 17-4 on clay. In the course of the previous 10 years, Zverev has a 145-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The German will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Alexander’s best result of the season was reaching the final Montpellier and Madrid.

Last year in French Open the German surrendered 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 clash against each other. The head to head is 6-3 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

51 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0
2015 13-7 0-1 6-2 7-4 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 29-9 record in 2022, 20-5 on clay. Talking about the last 8 years, the Norwegian has a 185-85 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Ruud will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 9 matches winning streak.

His best result of this current season was conquering the title in Buenos Aires where he overcame Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3, and in Geneva where he beat Joao Sousa in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1).

Last year in French Open Casper was defeated by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 3rd round 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(6) 0-6 7-5.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Rafael Nadal could come up against Marin Cilic. Their H2H is 7-2 for Rafael Nadal.