Matteo Arnaldi is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. The Italian has defeated Arthur Fils 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 and Alexandre Muller 6-4 6-1 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Andrey Rublev.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Matteo Arnaldi’s projected draw together withhisplausible opposition at the French Open. The Italian has a unfavourable record (0-3) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Arthur Fils (38) – 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2
R2 – Alexandre Muller (90) – 6-4 6-1 6-3
R3 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) – H2H 0-0
or Zhizhen Zhang (44) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-2
or Ben Shelton (15) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 0-0
or Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-0
or Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Andrey Rublev

43 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 43-26 26-11 11-6 6-7 0-2 0-0
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 24-9 win-loss record in 2024, 9-3 on clay. Regarding the last 12 years, Andrey has a 123-68 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the competition in Hong Kong where he beat Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year at the French Open Rublev lost to Lorenzo Sonego in the 3rd round 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Matteo Arnaldi vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 2nd time that Matteo Arnaldi and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

R4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

45 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-22 13-11 22-6 8-3 2-2 0-0
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 26-9 record in 2024, 15-3 on clay. In the course of the last 10 years, Tsitsipas has a 177-53 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Carlo where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year at the French Open Stefanos lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter 6-2 6-1 7-6(5).

H2H Matteo Arnaldi vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

There is no head to head record between Matteo Arnaldi and Stefanos Tsitsipas since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Matteo Arnaldi could come up against Zhizhen Zhang. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

54 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 20-5 record in 2024, 7-3 on clay. In the course of the last 7 years, Carlos has a 131-34 record on clay (Click here

to see full career record). Alcaraz won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Indian Wells where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

Last year at the French Open Carlos lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1.

H2H Matteo Arnaldi vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 3rd time that Matteo Arnaldi and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Matteo Arnaldi could square off with Ben Shelton. Their head to head is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 record in 2024, 8-1 on clay. In the course of 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 best achievement of the season was winning the title at the Australian Open where he overcame 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 the Italian surrendered to Daniel Altmaier in the 2nd round 6-7(0) 7-6(7) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-5.

H2H Matteo Arnaldi vs. Jannik Sinner

There is no head to head record between Matteo Arnaldi and Jannik Sinner since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Matteo Arnaldi could compete against Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
7
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-9 15-5 16-3 1-0 5-1 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 16-6 win-loss record in 2024, 8-3 on clay. As for the last 21 years, the Serbian has a 333-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Serbian’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open , Carlo and Geneva.

Last year at the French Open Djokovic conquered the event after ousting Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

H2H Matteo Arnaldi vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Matteo Arnaldi and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Matteo Arnaldi may take on Alexander Zverev. Their H2H record is 0-0.