Karen Khachanov is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Paris. Khachanov has defeated Sebastian Baez 6-1 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Marc-Andrea Huesler.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karen Khachanov’s projected draw together with the presumable opposition in Rolex Paris Masters. Karen has a losing record (2-19) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Sebastian Baez (40) – 6-1 6-1
R2 – Marc-Andrea Huesler (61) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 1-7
or Maxime Cressy (34) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-2
or Lorenzo Musetti (23) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Rafael Nadal (2) – H2H 0-8
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) – H2H 0-5
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-2
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 1-2
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R2 – Marc-Andrea Huesler’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Karen Khachanov

45 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
56
High
47
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 45-28 9-8 18-6 11-10 7-4 0-0
2021 30-33 3-6 14-15 9-7 1-3 3-2
2020 21-7 0-0 12-3 2-3 0-0 7-1
2019 27-32 6-9 10-12 4-6 1-1 6-4
2018 30-26 19-11 2-4 3-6 0-0 6-5
2017 42-29 23-11 11-11 2-4 0-0 6-3
2016 33-22 11-8 8-6 11-5 0-0 3-3

Marc-Andrea Huesler has a 45-27 record in 2022, 11-9 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 7 years, the Swiss has a 42-40 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Swiss won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the competition in Sofia where he defeated Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in the final 6-4 7-6(8).

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the Swiss didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Marc-Andrea Huesler

This match would represent the 2nd time that Karen Khachanov and Marc-Andrea Huesler fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

R3 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-1 for Novak Djokovic

42 - 7win/loss in 2025

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 33-6 record in 2022, 10-1 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 19 years, Novak has a 178-49 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 9 matches winning streak.

His best result of the season was winning the competition in Rome where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-0 7-6(5), at the Wimbledon where he defeated Nick Kyrgios in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3), in Tel Aviv where he beat Marin Cilic in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Astana where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the Serbian won the title after beating Daniil Medvedev 4-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 9th time that Karen Khachanov and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 7-1

for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Karen Khachanov could play Maxime Cressy. Their head to head is 1-0 for Karen Khachanov.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Casper Ruud

51 - 22win/loss in 2025

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 47-19 record in 2022, 3-2 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the previous 8 years, Ruud has a 46-25 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he beat Diego Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3, in Geneva where he overcame Joao Sousa in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1), and in Gstaad where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Casper was overcome by Alexander Zverev in the quarter 7-5 6-4.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Casper Ruud

This would be the 3rd time that Karen Khachanov and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Karen Khachanov may compete against Lorenzo Musetti. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-0 for Rafael Nadal

39 - 8win/loss in 2025

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 38-5 record in 2022, but he has not played until now on indoor hard courts. Nadal won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the tournament in Melbourne where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(6) 6-3, at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5, in Acapulco where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the French Open where he defeated Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 6-3 6-0.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Rafael didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Rafael Nadal

This contest would be 9th time that Karen Khachanov and Rafael Nadal face off. The head to head is 8-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Karen Khachanov could compete against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 5-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

57 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 55-12 win-loss record in 2022, 4-3 on indoor hard courts. During the last 2 years, the Spaniard has a 14-6 record on indoor hard courts. The Spaniard won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was conquering the title in Rio de Janeiro where he overcame Diego Schwartzman in the final 6-4 6-2, in Miami where he defeated Casper Ruud in the final 7-5 6-4, in Barcelona where he beat Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final 6-3 6-2, in Madrid where he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 6-1, and at the U.S. Open where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the Spaniard surrendered to Hugo Gaston in the 3rd round 6-4 7-5.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 3rd time that Karen Khachanov and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Karen Khachanov could compete against Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 2-1 for Daniil Medvedev.