FRENCH OPEN DRAW. Angelique Kerber’s prediction with Rus next. H2H and rankings

French Open draw - Angelique Kerber. See the draw preview and prediction with Arantxa Rus, Elena Rybakina, Elise Mertens, Elina Svitolina, Qinwen Zheng, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek in the French Open.

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Angelique Kerber is about to start her run in the draw at the French Open.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Angelique Kerber’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents at the French Open. Kerber has a losing record (8-15) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Arantxa Rus (50) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Elena Rybakina (4) – H2H 0-1
or Greetje Minnen (85) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Elise Mertens (27) – H2H 0-2
or Petra Martic (81) – H2H 2-2
R4 – Elina Svitolina (19) – H2H 6-9
or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (22) – H2H 7-8
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 1-0
or Jasmine Paolini (15) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 1-0
or Madison Keys (12) – H2H 9-2
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-3
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 1-1
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R1 – Arantxa Rus’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

14 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
55
High
41
LLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 14-21 5-8 6-8 2-1 1-4 0-0
2023 57-22 10-10 43-8 3-3 1-1 0-0
2022 46-33 9-10 29-17 7-4 1-2 0-0
2021 39-23 5-9 33-11 1-1 0-2 0-0
2020 23-17 13-8 4-6 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 78-26 15-7 54-13 6-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-33 14-11 14-9 15-9 2-4 0-0
2017 31-22 10-8 15-9 0-2 2-2 4-1

Arantxa Rus has a 12-16 win-loss record in 2024, 5-7 on clay. In the course of the previous 18 years, the Dutch has a 415-197 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Arantxa won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the French Open Rus surrendered to Julia Grabher in the 1st round 6-2 6-3.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Arantxa Rus

There is no head to head record between Angelique Kerber and Arantxa Rus since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

R2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Elena Rybakina

35 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
3
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-7 22-4 12-2 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1
2017 21-10 5-4 3-1 13-5 0-0 0-0

Elena Rybakina has a 30-5 record in 2024, 8-1 on clay. In connection to the previous 10 years, Rybakina has a 83-35 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the year was winning the title in Brisbane where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-0 6-3, in Abu Dhabi where she defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-1 6-4, and in Stuttgart where she beat Marta Kostyuk in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year at the French Open Elena lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 3rd round w/o.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Elena Rybakina

This contest would be 2nd time that Angelique Kerber and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Angelique Kerber could compete against Greetje Minnen. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R3 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elise Mertens

18 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
33
High
12
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-16 9-7 6-5 1-1 2-3 0-0
2023 30-22 24-16 5-4 0-0 1-2 0-0
2022 29-23 19-14 4-3 2-2 4-4 0-0
2021 33-20 20-10 9-5 2-2 2-3 0-0
2020 34-13 17-7 9-4 8-2 0-0 0-0
2019 35-27 23-14 4-6 1-3 7-4 0-0
2018 46-21 25-13 16-2 1-2 4-4 0-0
2017 43-25 20-12 13-6 9-3 1-4 0-0

Elise Mertens has a 14-12 win-loss record in 2024, 4-4 on clay. Talking about the last 13 years, the Belgian has a 102-60 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Belgian won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Elise’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final Hobart.

Last year at the French Open Mertens lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 4th round 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Elise Mertens

This match would represent the 3rd time that Angelique Kerber and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Angelique Kerber could fight against Petra Martic. Their H2H is 2-2.

R4 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 9-6 for Elina Svitolina

18 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
21
High
3
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-12 10-5 8-6 0-0 0-1 0-0
2023 21-12 4-3 12-7 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 5-8 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 41-20 31-13 8-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2020 21-9 9-5 10-2 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 29-14 1-3 4-2 5-3 0-0
2018 44-15 28-10 9-3 5-0 2-2 0-0
2017 53-14 26-7 15-3 8-2 4-2 0-0

Elina Svitolina has a 16-10 record in 2024, 6-5 on clay. In the course of the last 2 years, Svitolina has a 18-12 record on clay. Svitolina won 5 of her last 10 matches.

The Ukrainian’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the final Auckland.

Last year at the French Open Svitolina was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter 6-4 6-4.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Elina Svitolina

This contest would be 16th time that Angelique Kerber and Elina Svitolina clash against each other. The head to head is 9-6 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Angelique Kerber could take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their H2H is 8-7 for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Angelique Kerber

21 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
7
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-11 14-6 6-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 18-9 win-loss record in 2024, 4-3 on clay. During the previous 8 years, Qinwen has a 69-24 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Qinwen’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the final at the Australian Open .

Last year at the French Open Zheng was overcome by Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round 6-3 4-6 6-2.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 2nd time that Angelique Kerber and Qinwen Zheng play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Angelique Kerber could face Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head is 1-0 for Jasmine Paolini.

1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Angelique Kerber

30 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-9 14-4 15-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 25-7 win-loss record in 2024, 11-3 on clay. In the course of the last 9 years, Aryna has a 73-38 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the competition at the Australian Open where she overcame Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year at the French Open the Belarussian was overcome by Karolina Muchova in the semifinal 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-5.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 2nd time that Angelique Kerber and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Angelique Kerber may come up against Madison Keys. Their H2H is 9-2 for Angelique Kerber.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Iga Swiatek

45 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-4 22-3 21-1 2-0 0-0 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 39-4 win-loss record in 2024, 15-1 on clay. In the course of the previous 9 years, Swiatek has a 126-17 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title in Australia where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, in Doha where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2, in Indian Wells where she defeated Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0, in Madrid where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-5 4-6 7-6(7), and in Rome where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Swiatek conquered the tournament after besting Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-4.

H2H Angelique Kerber vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 4th time that Angelique Kerber and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Angelique Kerber may play Cori Gauff. Their head to head is 1-1.