[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Gilles Simon’s draw vs Fritz, Auger-Aliassime, Medvedev, Alcaraz, Nadal to win the Paris

Paris draw preview with H2H - Gilles Simon may need to defeat Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal to conquer the event in the Rolex Paris Masters.

Gilles Simon Stats info

Gilles Simon is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Paris. Simon has defeated Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Taylor Fritz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Gilles Simon’s projected draw including the projected opposition in Rolex Paris Masters. Simon has a negative record (5-12) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Andy Murray (48) – 4-6 7-5 6-3
R2 – Taylor Fritz (11) – H2H 1-1
R3 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (8) – H2H 0-2
or Mikael Ymer (74) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 3-1
or Frances Tiafoe (21) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-0
or Andrey Rublev (9) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Rafael Nadal (2) – H2H 1-8
or Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-1
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R2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

46 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
9
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0
2016 35-29 26-16 1-4 7-5 1-4 0-0
2015 27-11 19-7 3-1 4-2 1-1 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 43-18 record in 2022, 6-4 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the previous 9 years, Fritz has a 46-34 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the title in Indian Wells where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 7-6(5), in Eastbourne where he beat Maxime Cressy in the final 6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(4), and in Tokyo where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the American lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarter 6-4 6-3.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Taylor Fritz

This would be the 3rd time that Gilles Simon and Taylor Fritz play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Simon and Fritz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

R3 – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Felix Auger-Aliassime

60 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 60-27 14-9 11-7 31-7 4-4 0-0
2021 38-24 19-10 4-6 5-5 10-3 0-0
2020 23-19 8-8 1-3 14-8 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 17-11 13-9 0-2 8-3 0-0
2018 41-28 18-9 21-14 2-5 0-0 0-0
2017 53-20 7-7 36-8 10-4 0-0 0-1
2016 20-13 1-5 16-6 3-2 0-0 0-0
2015 11-3 4-1 4-2 3-0 0-0 0-0

Felix Auger-Aliassime has a 53-24 win-loss record in 2022, 24-4 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 8 years, Auger-Aliassime has a 61-30 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Felix will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this year was conquering the title in Rotterdam where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-2, in Florence where he beat Jeff Wolf in the final 6-4 6-4, in Antwerp where he beat Sebastian Korda in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Basel where he beat Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in the final 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the Canadian was defeated by Dominik Koepfer in the 2nd round 6-3 7-5.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime

This match would represent the 3rd time that Gilles Simon and Felix Auger-Aliassime face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Auger-Aliassime (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Gilles Simon may square off with Mikael Ymer. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Gilles Simon

45 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0
2016 69-27 15-6 13-7 23-8 9-3 9-3
2015 53-26 23-10 17-8 7-6 0-0 6-2

Daniil Medvedev has a 45-15 win-loss record in 2022, 8-2 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 10 years, Medvedev has a 117-49 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of this current year was winning the competition in Los Cabos where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 7-5 6-0, and in Vienna where he beat Denis Shapovalov in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the Russian was overcome by Novak Djokovic in the final 4-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Daniil Medvedev

This match would represent the 5th time that Gilles Simon and Daniil Medvedev play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Simon (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Yet, Gilles Simon could face Frances Tiafoe. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

57 - 13win/loss in 2024

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 record in 2022, 4-3 on indoor hard courts. As for the last 2 years, Carlos has a 14-6 record on indoor hard courts. Carlos won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Rio de Janeiro where he overcame 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 beat Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final 6-3 6-2, in Madrid where he beat 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 surrendered to Hugo Gaston in the 3rd round 6-4 7-5.

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Gilles Simon and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Gilles Simon may square off with Andrey Rublev. Their head to head is 1-0 for Andrey Rublev.

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-1 for Rafael Nadal

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

His most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Melbourne where he beat 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 defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the French Open where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 6-3 6-0.

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

H2H Gilles Simon vs. Rafael Nadal

This contest would be 10th time that Gilles Simon and Rafael Nadal square off. The head to head is 8-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Gilles Simon could square off with Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 1-0 for Casper Ruud.