Zhizhen Zhang is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Zhizhen has defeated Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5 and Lorenzo Sonego 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Zhizhen Zhang’s projected draw includinghislikely opponents at the French Open. Zhang has a losing record (0-3) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Aleksandar Vukic (89) – 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5
R2 – Lorenzo Sonego (49) – 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-4
R3 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-2
or Matteo Arnaldi (35) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-0
or Ben Shelton (15) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 0-0
or Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 1-3
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-1
or Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – 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 connection to the last 10 years, the Greek has a 177-53 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Carlo where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year at the French Open Tsitsipas was overcome by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter 6-2 6-1 7-6(5).

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

There is no head to head record between Zhizhen Zhang and Stefanos Tsitsipas since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

R4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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. During the previous 12 years, Rublev 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 the season was conquering the tournament in Hong Kong where he beat Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he overcame Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year at the French Open the Russian was defeated by Lorenzo Sonego in the 3rd round 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Andrey Rublev

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

Nevertheless, Zhizhen Zhang may face Matteo Arnaldi. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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 win-loss record in 2024, 7-3 on clay. Regarding the last 7 years, Carlos has a 131-34 record on clay (Click here

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

His most significant achievement of this 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 Alcaraz was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1.

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Zhizhen Zhang and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Zhizhen Zhang could fight against Ben Shelton. Their head to head record is 1-1.

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. As for the previous 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 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 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 Jannik lost to Daniel Altmaier in the 2nd round 6-7(0) 7-6(7) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-5.

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Jannik Sinner

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

On the other hand, Zhizhen Zhang could fight against Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head is 3-1 for Hubert Hurkacz.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

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). The Serbian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

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

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

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 2nd time that Zhizhen Zhang and Novak Djokovic clash 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.

Alternatively, Zhizhen Zhang may take on Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 0-0.