Tommy Paul and Francisco Cerundolo will square off in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on Court 14. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Cerundolo who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francisco Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.666
Tommy Paul -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Tommy Paul vs. Francisco Cerundolo
This will be the 6th time that Tommy Paul and Francisco Cerundolo square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Cerundolo won 6-7(7) 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in Madrid back in April 2024.
Highlights Francisco Cerundolo vs Tommy Paul – Madrid 28-April-2024
Tommy Paul
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-10 | 10-6 | 7-3 | 4-0 | 6-1 | 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 |
Ranked no. 14, Paul got to the 3rd round after beating Pedro Cachin 6-2 6-3 6-1 and Fabio Fognini 6-1 6-0 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Tommy had a good straight sets win against Fognini (6-1 6-0 6-2). During the match, Paul scored 83 points vs Fognini’s 44. Paul was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Paul recorded 7 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Tommy Paul was extremely efficient on serve to win 77% (24/31) of his 1st serve and 71% (22/31) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Fognini 7 times after converting 64% of his break points (7/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tommy hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 63% of the points he played.
Paul has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (371-213). 7-2 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Paul has a composed 107-57 match record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Dallas where he defeated Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3.
The American has a compiled 21-8 win-loss record in 2024, 7-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Francisco Cerundolo
15 - 15win/loss
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LLLWWWLLWL | 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 |
Ranked no. 27, Francisco reached the 3rd round after beating Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-3 6-4 and Filip Misolic 6-2 7-62 6-0.
In the 2nd round, Cerundolo had a good straight sets win against Misolic (6-2 7-62 6-0). During the match Cerundolo scored 106 points vs Misolic’s 73. The Argentine was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Cerundolo managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Francisco Cerundolo was quite effective on serve to win 80% (33/41) of his 1st serve and 57% (20/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Cerundolo broke Misolic 7 times after converting 70% of his break points (7/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cerundolo hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro.
The Argentine has a compiled 15-15 win-loss record in 2024, 12-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Paul | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 55 |
| Pts | 180-105 | 194-144 |
| Total Points | 285 | 338 |
| Winners | 53 | 74 |
| %Winners | 29% | 38% |
Both Paul and Cerundolo played 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Paul and Cerundolo have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Paul played 10 games less than Cerundolo. Tommy scored 53 winners (29% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine managed to score 74 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Paul | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 68/129 | 97/152 |
| %1st in | 53% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 53/68 | 74/97 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 39/61 | 33/55 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 60% |
Paul managed to score 11 aces (5.5 per match). Cerundolo bagged 11 aces (5.5 per match). Paul won 78% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Paul | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 12 |
| Converted | 15/27 | 12/21 |
| % Converted | 56% | 57% |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 |
| Saved | 1 | 3 |
| % Saved | 33% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Tommy broke his opponents 15 times with a 56% conversion rate. Paul dropped his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Francisco broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Paul | ||||
| R1 Cachin |
R2 Fognini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 6-1 | 6-1 6-0 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 21 | 45 | |
| pts | 97-61 | 83-44 | 180-105 | |
| Total points | 158 | 127 | 285 | |
| Winners | 29 | 24 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 29% | 29% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 37/67 | 31/62 | 68/129 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 50% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 29/37 | 24/31 | 53/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 77% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 22/31 | 39/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 71% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Converted | 8/16 | 7/11 | 15/27 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 64% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | – | 17% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cerundolo | ||||
| R1 Hanfmann |
R2 Misolic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 7-62 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 27 | 55 | |
| pts | 88-71 | 106-73 | 194-144 | |
| Total points | 159 | 179 | 338 | |
| Winners | 41 | 33 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 31% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 56/76 | 41/76 | 97/152 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 54% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 41/56 | 33/41 | 74/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 80% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 20/35 | 33/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 57% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 7/10 | 12/21 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 70% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 60% | 30% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
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