[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Casper Ruud’s draw vs Davidovich Fokina, Martin Etcheverry, Fritz, Djokovic, Zverev, Sinner to win the French Open

French Open draw preview with H2H - Casper Ruud may need to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner to conquer the event in the French Open.

Casper Ruud Stats info

Casper Ruud is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. The Norwegian has defeated Felipe Meligeni Alves 6-3 6-4 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Casper Ruud’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition at the French Open. Ruud has a negative record (8-11) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Felipe Meligeni Alves (137) – 6-3 6-4 6-3
R2 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (32) – H2H 2-2
R3 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry (29) – H2H 2-0
or Arthur Rinderknech (69) – H2H 2-0
R4 – Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 1-0
or Dusan Lajovic (61) – H2H 4-1
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 1-5
or Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 4-2
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 2-2
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 0-3
Fin – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 0-2
or Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-4
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R2 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

10 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
36
High
21
LLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 10-13 6-5 2-5 2-2 0-1 0-0
2023 32-28 18-11 9-8 3-6 2-3 0-0
2022 21-26 7-9 11-8 0-6 3-3 0-0
2021 30-25 4-6 16-7 9-10 1-2 0-0
2020 19-13 5-5 5-5 9-3 0-0 0-0
2019 49-28 19-8 27-14 0-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-25 19-7 23-13 0-1 1-1 2-3
2017 23-14 10-4 11-8 0-0 0-0 2-2

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has a 10-11 record in 2024, 2-4 on clay. Regarding the previous 9 years, Alejandro has a 106-69 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alejandro won 3 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the French Open Davidovich Fokina was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the 3rd round 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-2.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

This would be the 5th time that Casper Ruud and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina face off. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina on clay in major tournaments.

R3 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Casper Ruud

19 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
31
High
27
LLLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-17 2-4 17-11 0-0 0-2 0-0
2023 37-29 8-11 25-14 3-2 1-2 0-0
2022 53-33 4-5 48-25 1-1 0-2 0-0
2021 63-29 0-2 62-26 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 26-15 0-1 24-13 0-0 0-0 2-1
2019 64-27 16-8 48-19 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 44-23 4-3 40-20 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 17-11 0-0 17-11 0-0 0-0 0-0

Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 18-14 record in 2024, 16-10 on clay. As for the last 9 years, the Argentine has a 283-141 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Argentine won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Etcheverry’s most significant result of the season was getting to the final Lyon.

Last year at the French Open the Argentine lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarter 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry

This contest would be 3rd time that Casper Ruud and Tomas Martin Etcheverry fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Casper Ruud could play Arthur Rinderknech. Their head to head is 2-0 for Casper Ruud.

R4 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

30 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
5
WWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-12 11-5 13-6 1-0 5-1 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 23-10 win-loss record in 2024, 11-5 on clay. In the course of the last 11 years, Fritz has a 64-45 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current year was conquering the competition in Delray Beach where he beat Tommy Paul in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year at the French Open Taylor was overcome by Francisco Cerundolo in the 3rd round 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Taylor Fritz

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

However, Casper Ruud may face Dusan Lajovic. Their head to head is 4-1 for Casper Ruud.

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 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. In connection to the previous 21 years, Novak has a 332-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Novak’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open , Carlo and Geneva.

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

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Novak Djokovic

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

However, Casper Ruud may come up against Tommy Paul. Their head to head is 4-2 for Casper Ruud.

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

Head to head record 2-2

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. During the last 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 season 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 overcame Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 5th time that Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Ruud on clay in major tournaments.

Possibly, Casper Ruud could square off with Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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. In the last 7 years, Sinner has a 82-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Sinner will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of the season was conquering the competition 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 overcame 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 capitulated to Daniel Altmaier in the 2nd round 6-7(0) 7-6(7) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-5.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 3rd time that Casper Ruud and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Casper Ruud could square off with Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H is 4-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.