Casper Ruud is about to kick off his campaign in the draw in Paris. In the previous edition of this tournament, he overcame Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-0 and Marcos Giron 6-2 6-1. The Norwegian will try to conquer the title after he was the runner-up once in 2022.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Casper Ruud’s projected draw together with the likely opponents in Rolex Paris Masters. Ruud has a losing record (1-8) with the presumable opponents.

R2 – Richard Gasquet’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet has a 34-24 record in 2022, 11-7 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 20 years, Richard has a 158-88 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Richard won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The French player best achievement of the current season was getting to the semifinal Geneva, the Lyon Challenger and Antwerp.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the French player was overcome by Grigor Dimitrov in the 1^st round 6-1 4-6 6-2.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Richard Gasquet

This match would represent the 2^nd time that Casper Ruud and Richard Gasquet fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gasquet (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

R3 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

Lorenzo Musetti has a 41-25 win-loss record in 2022, 9-5 on indoor hard courts. In the last 4 years, Musetti has a 27-24 record on indoor hard courts. Lorenzo won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the competition in Hamburg where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4, and in Naples where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-6(5) 6-2.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the Italian was overcome by James Duckworth in the 2^nd round 6-3 3-6 6-3.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Lorenzo Musetti

This contest would be 2^nd time that Casper Ruud and Lorenzo Musetti clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Casper Ruud may face Nikoloz Basilashvili. Their H2H is 1-0 for Nikoloz Basilashvili.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Novak Djokovic

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

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament 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 beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Djokovic conquered the tournament after ousting Daniil Medvedev 4-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 4^th time that Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Casper Ruud could compete against Karen Khachanov. Their head to head is 2-0 for Casper Ruud.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Rafael Nadal

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

His most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the title 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 overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 6-3 6-0.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters Nadal didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Rafael Nadal

This contest would be 2^nd time that Casper Ruud and Rafael Nadal square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Casper Ruud may fight against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

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

His most significant result of this year was winning the tournament in Rio de Janeiro where he beat Diego Schwartzman in the final 6-4 6-2, in Miami where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-5 6-4, in Barcelona where he overcame 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 Alcaraz was defeated by Hugo Gaston in the 3^rd round 6-4 7-5.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 4^th time that Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Casper Ruud could square off with Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev.