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

French Open draw preview with H2H - Casper Ruud may need to defeat Marin Cilic, Rafael Nadal to conquer the title in the French Open.

Casper Ruud Stats info

Casper Ruud is 2 wins away to conquer the title in French Open. Ruud has defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-76 7-64 6-2 7-60, Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3 6-4 6-2, Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 6-73 1-6 6-4 6-3, Hubert Hurkacz 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-1 4-6 7-62 6-3 to reach the semifinal where he will face Marin Cilic.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Casper Ruud’s projected draw alongside with the projected opponents in French Open. Ruud has a a winning record (2-0) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (297) – 6-76 7-64 6-2 7-60
R2 – Emil Ruusuvuori (61) – 6-3 6-4 6-2
R3 – Lorenzo Sonego (35) – 6-2 6-73 1-6 6-4 6-3
R4 – Hubert Hurkacz (13) – 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3
1/4 – Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (40) – 6-1 4-6 7-62 6-3
1/2 – Marin Cilic (23) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Rafael Nadal (5) – H2H 0-0
or Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 1-2
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1/2 – Marin Cilic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Casper Ruud

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 18-11 win-loss record in 2022, 9-4 on clay. During the previous 18 years, Cilic has a 186-105 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Croatian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

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

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

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Marin Cilic

This would be the 3rd time that Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

39 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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 28-3 win-loss record in 2022, 8-2 on clay. Talking about the last 20 years, Rafael has a 489-46 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rafael will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the year was winning the competition 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 the Spaniard was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Rafael Nadal

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

On the other hand, Casper Ruud could face Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 2-1 for Alexander Zverev.