[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Fabio Fognini’s draw vs Paul, Cerundolo, Djokovic, Ruud, Zverev, Sinner to win the French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Fabio Fognini may need to beat Tommy Paul, Francisco Cerundolo, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner to conquer the event in the French Open.

Fabio Fognini Stats info

Fabio Fognini is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. The Italian has defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-1 6-1 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Tommy Paul.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Fabio Fognini’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opponents at the French Open. The Italian has a negative record (3-15) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Botic Van De Zandschulp (102) – 6-1 6-1 7-5
R2 – Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Francisco Cerundolo (27) – H2H 0-0
or Filip Misolic (243) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 1-8
or Lorenzo Musetti (30) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (7) – H2H 0-3
or Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 1-3
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 1-4
Fin – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 0-1
or Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-2
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R2 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Fabio Fognini

29 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
12
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 29-10 10-6 7-3 4-0 8-1 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. During the previous 10 years, Paul has a 106-57 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the title in Dallas where he beat Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3.

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

H2H Fabio Fognini vs. Tommy Paul

This would be the 2nd time that Fabio Fognini and Tommy Paul square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fognini (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

R3 – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

16 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
30
High
19
LLLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-19 3-5 13-11 0-0 0-3 0-0
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 58-21 3-2 55-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 33-12 0-0 33-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 13-5 0-1 13-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Francisco Cerundolo has a 14-15 win-loss record in 2024, 11-10 on clay. In the last 9 years, the Argentine has a 245-107 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Cerundolo won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Argentine’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.

Last year at the French Open the Argentine was overcome by Holger Rune in the 4th round 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4 1-6 7-6(7).

H2H Fabio Fognini vs. Francisco Cerundolo

There is no head to head record between Fabio Fognini and Francisco Cerundolo since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Fabio Fognini may play Filip Misolic. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Filip Misolic.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-1 for Novak Djokovic

20 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-6 8-3 10-3 0-0 2-0 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 15-6 record in 2024, 7-3 on clay. Talking about the previous 21 years, Novak has a 332-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Serbian’s best achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open , Carlo and Geneva.

Last year at the French Open the Serbian conquered the tournament after besting Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

H2H Fabio Fognini vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 10th time that Fabio Fognini and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 8-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Fabio Fognini could take on Lorenzo Musetti. Their H2H is 0-0.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Casper Ruud

40 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
2
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 40-11 17-5 21-5 1-0 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. As for the last 10 years, Ruud has a 230-99 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His best result of the year was winning the competition in Barcelona where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Geneva where he defeated Tomas Machac in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Ruud was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

H2H Fabio Fognini vs. Casper Ruud

This would be the 4th time that Fabio Fognini and Casper Ruud square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Fabio Fognini may face Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 2-1 for Taylor Fritz.

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

Head to head 3-1 for Alexander Zverev

39 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
WWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-11 18-6 16-4 0-0 5-1 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 win-loss record in 2024, 11-3 on clay. Talking about the previous 12 years, the German has a 176-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Zverev will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

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

Last year at the French Open Zverev lost to Casper Ruud in the semifinal 6-3 6-4 6-0.

H2H Fabio Fognini vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 5th time that Fabio Fognini and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Fabio Fognini may face Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head is 4-1 for Daniil Medvedev.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jannik Sinner

40 - 3win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 40-3 17-1 11-2 5-0 7-0 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 30-2 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). Jannik will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the season was winning the competition 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 beat 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 Sinner was overcome by Daniel Altmaier in the 2nd round 6-7(0) 7-6(7) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-5.

H2H Fabio Fognini vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 2nd time that Fabio Fognini and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Fabio Fognini may square off with Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H is 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.