Novak Djokovic is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. The Serbian has defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-63 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Roberto Carballes Baena.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opposition at the French Open. Djokovic has a favorable record (24-9) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Pierre-Hugues Herbert (142) – 6-4 7-63 6-4
R2 – Roberto Carballes Baena (63) – H2H 2-0
R3 – Lorenzo Musetti (30) – H2H 4-1
or Gael Monfils (37) – H2H 19-1
R4 – Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 1-0
or Francisco Cerundolo (27) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (7) – H2H 5-1
or Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 9-0
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 8-4
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 10-5
Fin – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 4-3
or Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 3-2
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R2 – Roberto Carballes Baena’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

37 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
57
High
49
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-31 10-12 24-13 2-4 1-2 0-0
2023 25-29 3-8 19-14 1-4 2-3 0-0
2022 46-33 3-8 41-23 2-1 0-1 0-0
2021 41-30 3-5 33-20 3-3 2-2 0-0
2020 19-18 3-4 16-12 0-2 0-0 0-0
2019 38-32 4-8 28-16 4-4 2-4 0-0
2018 38-30 3-5 32-22 3-1 0-2 0-0
2017 53-34 4-3 49-30 0-0 0-1 0-0

Roberto Carballes Baena has a 15-15 record in 2024, 11-10 on clay. Regarding the previous 14 years, Carballes Baena has a 486-297 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Carballes Baena won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Carballes Baena’s most significant result of the season was getting to the final Marrakech.

Last year at the French Open Roberto capitulated to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2nd round 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Roberto Carballes Baena

This match would represent the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Roberto Carballes Baena square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

R3 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Novak Djokovic

46 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-30 13-12 18-10 3-5 12-3 0-0
2023 32-29 10-10 16-11 0-5 6-3 0-0
2022 44-30 11-10 21-7 12-10 0-3 0-0
2021 36-31 9-8 17-12 10-10 0-1 0-0
2020 30-15 6-4 20-6 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 32-25 1-2 27-19 4-4 0-0 0-0
2018 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lorenzo Musetti has a 16-16 win-loss record in 2024, 9-7 on clay. In the previous 7 years, Musetti has a 110-63 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Lorenzo won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Lorenzo’s best result of this year was reaching the final the Cagliari Challenger and the Turin Challenger.

Last year at the French Open Musetti capitulated to Carlos Alcaraz in the 4th round 6-3 6-2 6-2.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti

This would be the 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Novak Djokovic could square off with Gael Monfils. Their head to head is 19-1 for Novak Djokovic.

R4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

45 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-20 17-12 10-4 8-2 10-2 0-0
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0
2017 48-24 27-12 18-8 3-4 0-0 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 20-8 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on clay. In the course of the last 10 years, the American has a 106-57 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was winning the competition in Dallas where he beat Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Tommy surrendered to Nicolas Jarry in the 2nd round 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Tommy Paul

This would be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul square off. 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.

On the other hand, Novak Djokovic could come up against Francisco Cerundolo. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Novak Djokovic

51 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 51-25 21-9 24-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
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

Casper Ruud has a 36-9 record in 2024, 18-4 on clay. Talking about the previous 10 years, Casper has a 230-99 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Ruud will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Geneva where he overcame Tomas Machac in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year at the French Open

Ruud lost to Novak Djokovic in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud

This would be the 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud clash against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Novak Djokovic could take on Taylor Fritz. Their H2H record is 9-0 for Novak Djokovic.

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

Head to head 8-4 for Novak Djokovic

69 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 6-2 0-0
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

Alexander Zverev has a 29-9 record in 2024, 11-3 on clay. During the previous 12 years, Zverev has a 176-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alexander will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

His best result of the current year was conquering the competition in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he defeated Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year at the French Open Zverev was defeated by Casper Ruud in the semifinal 6-3 6-4 6-0.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 13th time that Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 8-4 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Novak Djokovic could face Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 10-5 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Novak Djokovic

73 - 8win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 73-8 40-5 11-2 13-0 9-1 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 30-2 win-loss record in 2024, 8-1 on clay. Regarding the last 7 years, Jannik has a 82-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Italian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he defeated 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 Jannik was overcome by Daniel Altmaier in the 2nd round 6-7(0) 7-6(7) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-5.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 8th time that Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Novak Djokovic could fight against Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head is 3-2 for Novak Djokovic.