[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Karen Khachanov’s draw vs Albot, Wawrinka, Rublev, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Ruud to win the French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Karen Khachanov may need to overcome Radu Albot, Stan Wawrinka, Andrey Rublev, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud to conquer the event in the French Open.

Karen Khachanov Stats info

Karen Khachanov is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Karen has defeated Constant Lestienne 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Radu Albot.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karen Khachanov’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition at the French Open. Karen has a negative record (7-18) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Constant Lestienne (70) – 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-3
R2 – Radu Albot (113) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Stan Wawrinka (89) – H2H 2-2
or Thanasi Kokkinakis (108) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Andrey Rublev (7) – H2H 4-3
or Ugo Humbert (40) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (3) – H2H 1-8
or Hubert Hurkacz (14) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-3
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) – H2H 1-6
Fin – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-2
or Holger Rune (6) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Radu Albot’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

39 - 34win/loss in 2024

Rank
131
High
39
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 39-34 10-13 13-8 12-10 4-3 0-0
2022 40-30 25-14 4-6 3-5 8-5 0-0
2021 22-27 4-9 2-8 13-6 3-4 0-0
2020 9-18 0-8 2-4 7-6 0-0 0-0
2019 35-26 20-12 7-6 7-5 1-3 0-0
2018 30-34 18-17 5-12 5-3 2-2 0-0
2017 38-33 22-15 10-11 3-5 3-2 0-0
2016 52-32 15-10 24-10 9-11 4-1 0-0

Radu Albot has a 21-17 record in 2023, 13-6 on clay. As for the previous 17 years, Albot has a 208-175 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Moldovan won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Radu’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal Delray Beach.

Last year at the French Open Albot capitulated to Jason Murray Kubler in the qualifications 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4).

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Radu Albot

There is no head to head record between Karen Khachanov and Radu Albot since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R3 – Stan Wawrinka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

29 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
49
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 29-24 8-6 11-8 8-9 2-1 0-0
2022 10-15 0-3 2-5 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 3-3 3-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2020 22-8 8-3 9-2 5-3 0-0 0-0
2019 33-19 13-8 8-5 10-4 2-2 0-0
2018 17-17 8-6 1-3 6-5 2-3 0-0
2017 26-11 14-5 12-4 0-0 0-2 0-0
2016 46-18 26-6 12-4 7-6 1-2 0-0

Stan Wawrinka has a 15-11 record in 2023, 6-5 on clay. In the course of the last 2 years, Stan has a 8-10 record on clay. The Swiss won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the French Open Wawrinka capitulated to Corentin Moutet in the 1st round 2-6 6-3 7-6(2) 6-3.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Stan Wawrinka

This match would represent the 5th time that Karen Khachanov and Stan Wawrinka play each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Khachanov and Wawrinka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Karen Khachanov could square off with Thanasi Kokkinakis. Their H2H is 1-0 for Karen Khachanov.

R4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Karen Khachanov

56 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0
2016 38-33 6-7 12-14 19-10 1-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 26-11 win-loss record in 2023, 13-3 on clay. During the previous 11 years, Rublev has a 108-63 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was winning the tournament in Carlo where he overcame Holger Rune in the final 5-7 6-2 7-5.

Last year at the French Open Rublev was overcome by Marin Cilic in the quarter 5-7 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6(2).

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Andrey Rublev

This would be the 8th time that Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 4-3 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Karen Khachanov may come up against Ugo Humbert. Their H2H is 1-0 for Karen Khachanov.

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

Head to head 8-1 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
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

Novak Djokovic has a 21-4 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on clay. In connection to the previous 20 years, Djokovic has a 319-73 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the year was conquering the title in Adelaide where he defeated Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, and at the Australian Open where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

Last year at the French Open Djokovic lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarter 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4).

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 10th time that Karen Khachanov and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 8-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Karen Khachanov may compete against Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Karen Khachanov.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

65 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
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 win-loss record in 2023, 21-2 on clay. In the last 6 years, Carlos has a 120-30 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was conquering the competition in Buenos Aires where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he defeated 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 Karen Khachanov vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 4th time that Karen Khachanov and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Karen Khachanov could compete against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H record is 6-1 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Casper Ruud

37 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
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

Casper Ruud has a 17-11 win-loss record in 2023, 12-5 on clay. During the previous 9 years, Casper has a 202-92 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was winning the title in Estoril where he overcame Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

Last year at the French Open Casper capitulated to Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-3 6-0.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 3rd time that Karen Khachanov and Casper Ruud fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Karen Khachanov may fight against Holger Rune. Their head to head record is 0-0.