Gilles Simon is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Paris. Simon has defeated Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 and Taylor Fritz 7-5 5-7 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Gilles Simon’s projected draw including the presumable opposition in Rolex Paris Masters. Simon has a negative record (0-3) against the likely opponents.
R3 – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Felix Auger-Aliassime
60 - 27win/loss in 2024
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| 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 54-24 win-loss record in 2022, 25-4 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 8 years, Felix has a 62-30 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Auger-Aliassime will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Rotterdam where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-2, in Florence where he defeated 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 Felix surrendered to 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 square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Auger-Aliassime (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
1/4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
35 - 25win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35-25 | 19-11 | 8-6 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-27 | 19-13 | 4-7 | 10-4 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 7-9 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 23-27 | 13-13 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 30-29 | 13-11 | 7-7 | 6-9 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 33-25 | 17-13 | 10-3 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 47-28 | 30-15 | 10-6 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 52-26 | 18-11 | 28-11 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Frances Tiafoe has a 34-23 record in 2022, 4-3 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 9 years, the American has a 46-39 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Francis’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final Estoril and Tokyo.
Last year in Rolex Paris Masters the American lost to Marcos Giron in the 1st round 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3.
H2H Gilles Simon vs. Frances Tiafoe
There is no head to head record between Gilles Simon and Frances Tiafoe since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Notwithstanding, Gilles Simon may square off with Alex De Minaur. Their head to head is 2-0 for Alex De Minaur.
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
57 - 13win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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| 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 56-12 record in 2022, 5-3 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 2 years, Carlos has a 15-6 record on indoor hard courts. Alcaraz won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the year was winning the title in Rio de Janeiro where he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the final 6-4 6-2, in Miami where he overcame 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 Alcaraz capitulated 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.
On the other hand, Gilles Simon may take on Andrey Rublev. Their head to head is 1-0 for Andrey Rublev.
Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud
51 - 22win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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| 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 48-19 record in 2022, 4-2 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 8 years, Ruud has a 47-25 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 this current season was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3, in Geneva where he beat 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 the Norwegian surrendered to Alexander Zverev in the quarter 7-5 6-4.
H2H Gilles Simon vs. Casper Ruud
This would be the 2nd time that Gilles Simon and Casper Ruud fight 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.
However, Gilles Simon may face Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H is 1-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.
