Rafael Nadal and Yannick Hanfmann will face off in the 1st round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday as the second match on Court Philippe CHATRIER. (1pm?).
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2, the Spaniard will start his run in Paris with the idea to win his 18th slam and his 12th Roland Garros.
The Spaniard has a 25-5 win-loss record in 2019, 14-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Rome where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1.
Rafael won his last 5 matches.
Last year at the French Open
The Spaniard conquered the title last year in Roland-Garros after besting Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2.
Yannick Hanfmann
Ranked no. 184, the German got to the 1st round after beating Constant Lestienne 6-2 7-5, Sebastian Ofner 6-2 6-1 and Lukas Rosol 6-2 6-2.
The Yannick has a 4-3 win-loss record in 2019, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The German lost in the qualifications 7-61 7-64 to Hubert Hurkacz.
Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Yannick Hanfmann
There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Yannick Hanfmann since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other at pro level.