[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Casper Ruud’s draw vs Rune, Zverev, Alcaraz to win the French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Casper Ruud may need to oust Holger Rune, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the title in the French Open.

Casper Ruud Stats info

Casper Ruud is 3 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Ruud has defeated Elias Ymer 6-4 6-3 6-2, Giulio Zeppieri 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5, Zhizhen Zhang 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 and Nicolas Jarry 7-63 7-5 7-5 to reach the quarter where he will face Holger Rune.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Casper Ruud’s projected draw andhislikely opponents at the French Open. Casper has a negative record (5-6) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Elias Ymer (155) – 6-4 6-3 6-2
R2 – Giulio Zeppieri (129) – 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
R3 – Zhizhen Zhang (71) – 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4
R4 – Nicolas Jarry (35) – 7-63 7-5 7-5
1/4 – Holger Rune (6) – H2H 4-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (27) – H2H 1-2
or Tomas Martin Etcheverry (49) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-3
or Novak Djokovic (3) – H2H 0-4
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1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Casper Ruud

44 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
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 30-10 record in 2023, 16-3 on clay. As for the previous 6 years, the Dane has a 111-48 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning 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 Rune was overcome by Casper Ruud in the quarter 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Holger Rune

This match would represent the 6th time that Casper Ruud and Holger Rune fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on clay in major tournaments.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Alexander Zverev

55 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0
2016 44-24 12-9 13-7 13-6 6-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 20-14 record in 2023, 12-5 on clay. In the last 11 years, Zverev has a 157-71 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alexander won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Alexander’s most significant achievement of this current year was getting to the semifinal Dubai and Geneva.

Last year at the French Open the German got to the semifinal in 2022 in Roland Garros before retiring against Rafael Nadal when he was 7-6(8) 6-6 ret..

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 4th time that Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Casper Ruud could come up against Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – 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 35-3 win-loss record in 2023, 25-2 on clay. In connection to the previous 6 years, Alcaraz has a 124-30 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of this season was conquering the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat 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 overcame Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Carlos surrendered to Alexander Zverev in the quarter 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7).

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 4th time that Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz play 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 could square off with Novak Djokovic. Their H2H is 4-0 for Novak Djokovic.