Casper Ruud is starting his campaign in the draw at the French Open. In the previous edition of this tournament, he conquered Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-2 7-6(0), Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3 6-4 6-2, Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 6-7(3) 1-6 6-4 6-3, Hubert Hurkacz 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3, Holger Rune 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 and Marin Cilic 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2. Ruud 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 withhisplausible opponents at the French Open. The Norwegian has a good record (13-9) against the presumable opponents.
R1 – Elias Ymer’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud
42 - 41win/loss in 2024
155
105
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 42-41 | 10-13 | 24-17 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-32 | 12-11 | 20-15 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-29 | 9-9 | 20-11 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-12 | 1-4 | 8-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 30-28 | 3-4 | 20-18 | 7-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 39-28 | 13-9 | 12-9 | 14-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 35-28 | 5-8 | 21-14 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 32-28 | 0-4 | 28-20 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Elias Ymer has a 20-17 record in 2023, 12-6 on clay. Regarding the last 12 years, Elias has a 207-128 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Ymer won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Last year at the French Open Ymer lost to Juan Pablo Ficovich in the qualifications 3-6 6-4 6-1.
H2H Casper Ruud vs. Elias Ymer
This contest would be 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Elias Ymer play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
R2 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Casper Ruud
28 - 30win/loss in 2024
32
17
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28-30 | 3-12 | 7-9 | 9-7 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-27 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 17-8 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-30 | 14-12 | 4-6 | 10-8 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-17 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-31 | 20-13 | 2-4 | 14-9 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 34-32 | 17-16 | 1-5 | 11-5 | 2-4 | 3-2 |
| 2017 | 46-28 | 30-13 | 6-6 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 1-1 |
| 2016 | 61-22 | 25-8 | 10-5 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 7-3 |
Alexander Bublik has a 11-19 win-loss record in 2023, 5-8 on clay. In connection to the last 10 years, Bublik has a 50-52 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alexander won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Alexander’s best achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Marseille.
Last year at the French Open Alexander was overcome by Miomir Kecmanovic in the 2nd round 4-6 7-5 6-2 6-1.
H2H Casper Ruud vs. Alexander Bublik
This would be the 7th time that Casper Ruud and Alexander Bublik play each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Casper Ruud may square off with Giulio Zeppieri. Their H2H record is 0-0.
R3 – Zhizhen Zhang’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
30 - 29win/loss in 2024
58
33
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30-29 | 12-13 | 15-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 52-28 | 11-5 | 31-11 | 9-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-12 | 1-1 | 9-6 | 0-1 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 34-21 | 27-17 | 7-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 21-25 | 8-14 | 13-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 30-24 | 29-21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 9-17 | 3-7 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Zhizhen Zhang has a 15-15 record in 2023, 10-6 on clay. Talking about the last 3 years, the Chinese has a 50-23 record on clay. The Chinese won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Last year at the French Open Zhang didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Casper Ruud vs. Zhizhen Zhang
There is no head to head record between Casper Ruud and Zhizhen Zhang since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alternatively, Casper Ruud could come up against Thiago Agustin Tirante. Their H2H is 0-0.
R4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Casper Ruud
46 - 29win/loss in 2024
13
12
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46-29 | 29-13 | 5-6 | 3-5 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 21-12 | 2-6 | 9-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 12-12 | 9-7 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-14 | 12-6 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 45-16 | 22-7 | 12-4 | 5-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 40-20 | 28-15 | 0-0 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 48-24 | 27-12 | 18-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 28-28 | 9-14 | 18-9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Tommy Paul has a 20-11 record in 2023, 4-5 on clay. As for the previous 9 years, Paul has a 99-54 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 4 of his last 10 matches.
The American’s best result of this current year was getting to the final Acapulco and the Aix En Provence Challenger.
Last year at the French Open Paul surrendered to Cristian Garin in the 1st round 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-3.
H2H Casper Ruud vs. Tommy Paul
This would be the 5th time that Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Casper Ruud may fight against Nicolas Jarry. Their head to head record is 1-1.
1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Casper Ruud
44 - 24win/loss in 2024
8
4
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 32-16 | 1-3 | 28-11 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Holger Rune has a 27-10 win-loss record in 2023, 13-3 on clay. In the course of the previous 6 years, the Dane has a 108-48 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rune won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in Munich where he overcame Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).
Last year at the French Open the Dane was defeated by Casper Ruud in the quarter 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3.
H2H Casper Ruud vs. Holger Rune
This would be the 6th time that Casper Ruud and Holger Rune square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on clay in major tournaments.
Yet, Casper Ruud may compete against Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 1-0 for Casper Ruud.
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev
66 - 18win/loss in 2024
3
1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 66-18 | 38-8 | 10-3 | 11-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Daniil Medvedev has a 39-5 win-loss record in 2023, 10-2 on clay. During the last 11 years, Medvedev has a 77-42 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His best result of the current year was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, in Doha where he overcame Andy Murray in the final 6-4 6-4, in Dubai where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-2, in Miami where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Rome where he beat Holger Rune in the final 7-5 7-5.
Last year at the French Open the Russian lost to Marin Cilic in the 4th round 6-2 6-3 6-2.
H2H Casper Ruud vs. Daniil Medvedev
This contest would be 4th time that Casper Ruud and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Casper Ruud may compete against Jannik Sinner. Their head to head is 2-0 for Jannik Sinner.
Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Carlos Alcaraz
65 - 12win/loss in 2024
2
1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 65-12 | 26-6 | 25-3 | 2-3 | 12-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 31-3 record in 2023, 21-2 on clay. During the last 6 years, Carlos has a 120-30 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Buenos Aires where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Madrid where he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Carlos lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarter 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7).
H2H Casper Ruud vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This match would represent the 4th time that Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Casper Ruud may fight against Novak Djokovic. Their head to head is 4-0 for Novak Djokovic.
