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

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

Tommy Paul Stats info

Tommy Paul is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Tommy has defeated Pedro Cachin 6-2 6-3 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Fabio Fognini.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Tommy Paul’s projected draw withhispresumable opposition at the French Open. The American has a negative record (7-11) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Pedro Cachin (108) – 6-2 6-3 6-1
R2 – Fabio Fognini (93) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Francisco Cerundolo (27) – H2H 2-3
or Filip Misolic (243) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-1
or Lorenzo Musetti (30) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (7) – H2H 2-4
or Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 4-4
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 2-0
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 1-3
Fin – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 1-2
or Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 2-2
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R2 – Fabio Fognini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Fabio Fognini

17 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
97
High
9
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 17-15 4-5 12-9 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 28-23 0-8 23-12 5-3 0-0 0-0
2022 24-26 10-9 12-12 2-4 0-1 0-0
2021 22-24 12-12 7-8 0-2 3-2 0-0
2020 6-10 4-5 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 30-24 12-9 14-9 2-5 2-1 0-0
2018 46-22 18-7 21-10 5-4 2-1 0-0
2017 36-23 12-8 16-11 6-3 2-1 0-0

Fabio Fognini has a 13-11 win-loss record in 2024, 9-6 on clay. Talking about the previous 21 years, Fognini has a 455-270 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the French Open the Italian was defeated by Sebastian Ofner in the 3rd round 5-7 6-3 7-5 1-6 6-4.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Fabio Fognini

This match would represent the 2nd time that Tommy Paul and Fabio Fognini 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 3-2 for Francisco Cerundolo

16 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
27
High
19
LLLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-18 3-5 13-11 0-0 0-2 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. During the last 9 years, Francisco has a 245-107 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Francisco won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Argentine’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.

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

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Francisco Cerundolo

This would be the 6th time that Tommy Paul and Francisco Cerundolo face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Tommy Paul may square off with Filip Misolic. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R4 – 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 15-6 record in 2024, 7-3 on clay. Talking about the last 21 years, Novak has a 332-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Novak’s best result 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 event after defeating Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 2nd time that Tommy Paul and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Tommy Paul could fight against Lorenzo Musetti. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 4-2 for Casper Ruud

39 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
2
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-10 17-5 21-5 1-0 0-0 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 win-loss record in 2024, 18-4 on clay. In the course of the last 10 years, Casper 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 most significant result of the current year was conquering the title in Barcelona where he defeated 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 the Norwegian lost to Novak Djokovic in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 7th time that Tommy Paul and Casper Ruud clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Possibly, Tommy Paul may take on Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 4-4.

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

Head to head 2-0 for Tommy Paul

37 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-11 18-6 16-4 0-0 3-1 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 record in 2024, 11-3 on clay. In connection to the previous 12 years, the German has a 176-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The German will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the year was winning the title in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 3rd time that Tommy Paul and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Tommy Paul could play Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 3-1 for Daniil Medvedev.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Jannik Sinner

38 - 3win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-3 17-1 11-2 5-0 5-0 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 win-loss record in 2024, 8-1 on clay. During the previous 7 years, Sinner 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 most significant result of the current year 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 beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, and in Miami where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1.

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

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 4th time that Tommy Paul and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Tommy Paul could come up against Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H record is 2-2.