FRENCH OPEN DRAW. Ben Shelton’s prediction with Gaston next. H2H and rankings

French Open draw - Ben Shelton. See the draw preview and prediction with Hugo Gaston, Kei Nishikori, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Carlos Alcaraz, Andrey Rublev, Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic in the French Open.

Ben Shelton Stats info

Ben Shelton is about to kick off his bid in the draw at the French Open.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw together withhispresumable opponents at the French Open. Ben has a unfavourable record (1-4) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Hugo Gaston (104) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Kei Nishikori (350) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (21) – H2H 0-0
or Yoshihito Nishioka (72) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-1
or Sebastian Korda (28) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-0
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 1-2
or Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-1
or Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Hugo Gaston’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

22 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
71
High
58
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-20 5-6 10-9 4-3 3-2 0-0
2023 45-32 6-5 30-18 8-6 1-3 0-0
2022 27-31 4-9 4-8 16-11 3-3 0-0
2021 44-30 2-3 32-16 10-10 0-1 0-0
2020 13-15 1-3 5-5 7-7 0-0 0-0
2019 54-20 16-3 30-11 8-6 0-0 0-0
2018 13-12 2-1 11-9 0-2 0-0 0-0
2017 10-9 3-2 1-1 6-6 0-0 0-0

Hugo Gaston has a 14-17 win-loss record in 2024, 5-8 on clay. In the previous 9 years, the French player has a 121-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Hugo won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the French Open Hugo capitulated to Alex Molcan in the 1st round 6-1 7-6(4) 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Hugo Gaston

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Hugo Gaston since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R2 – Kei Nishikori’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

1 - 2win/loss in 2024

Rank
401
High
4
LWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 10-3 10-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 26-17 15-9 7-4 2-2 2-2 0-0
2020 2-4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 29-14 12-7 10-5 3-1 4-1 0-0
2018 48-22 11-8 11-5 21-7 5-2 0-0
2017 30-13 15-6 12-5 0-0 3-2 0-0

Kei Nishikori has a 1-1 record in 2024, 1-0 on clay. In the last 1 years, Nishikori has a 1-0 record on clay.

Last year at the French Open Kei didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Kei Nishikori

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Kei Nishikori since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

20 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
6
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-14 4-5 12-5 4-3 0-1 0-0
2023 23-19 13-13 1-3 9-2 0-1 0-0
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

Felix Auger-Aliassime has a 17-12 win-loss record in 2024, 9-4 on clay. As for the previous 10 years, Felix has a 116-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Auger-Aliassime won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Felix’s best result of the current year was reaching the final Madrid.

Last year at the French Open Auger-Aliassime lost to Fabio Fognini in the 1st round 6-4 6-4 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Felix Auger-Aliassime since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Ben Shelton could compete against Yoshihito Nishioka. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R4 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

27 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
WLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-6 13-2 12-3 0-0 2-1 0-0
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 19-5 record in 2024, 6-3 on clay. In the previous 7 years, Carlos has a 130-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the competition in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

Last year at the French Open Alcaraz capitulated to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Ben Shelton could take on Sebastian Korda. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Sebastian Korda.

1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

24 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
5
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-11 13-5 9-4 2-1 0-1 0-0
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

Andrey Rublev has a 23-9 win-loss record in 2024, 8-3 on clay. Regarding the last 12 years, Andrey has a 122-68 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was winning the title in Hong Kong where he beat Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year at the French Open Rublev lost to Lorenzo Sonego in the 3rd round 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Andrey Rublev

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Andrey Rublev since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

On the other hand, Ben Shelton could face Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Jannik Sinner

39 - 3win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-3 17-1 11-2 5-0 6-0 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 28-2 win-loss record in 2024, 6-1 on clay. During the last 7 years, Sinner has a 80-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the title at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, and in Miami where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1.

Last year at the French Open the Italian surrendered to Daniel Altmaier in the 2nd round 6-7(0) 7-6(7) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-5.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 4th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Ben Shelton may come up against Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

18 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-6 8-3 10-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
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

Novak Djokovic has a 14-6 win-loss record in 2024, 6-3 on clay. In connection to the previous 21 years, the Serbian has a 331-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Novak’s best achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open , Carlo and Geneva.

Last year at the French Open Djokovic won the tournament after downing Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Ben Shelton may take on Alexander Zverev. Their H2H record is 0-0.