Novak Djokovic is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Novak has defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-63 6-4 and Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4 6-1 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Lorenzo Musetti.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw together withhislikely opponents at the French Open. Novak has a favorable record (22-9) against the likely opponents.
R3 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-29 | 13-12 | 18-10 | 3-4 | 12-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-29 | 10-10 | 16-11 | 0-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-30 | 11-10 | 21-7 | 12-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-31 | 9-8 | 17-12 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-15 | 6-4 | 20-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 32-25 | 1-2 | 27-19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Lorenzo Musetti has a 17-16 record in 2024, 10-7 on clay. Talking about the last 7 years, Lorenzo has a 111-63 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
The Italian’s best result of this season was reaching the final the Cagliari Challenger and the Turin Challenger.
Last year at the French Open the Italian lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 4th round 6-3 6-2 6-2.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
This contest would be 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay in major tournaments.
R4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-19 | 17-11 | 10-4 | 8-2 | 10-2 | 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 |
| 2019 | 45-16 | 22-7 | 12-4 | 5-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 40-20 | 28-15 | 0-0 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 48-24 | 27-12 | 18-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tommy Paul has a 21-8 record in 2024, 7-2 on clay. In connection to the last 10 years, the American has a 107-57 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the current season was winning the competition in Dallas where he defeated Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3.
Last year at the French Open the American lost to Nicolas Jarry in the 2nd round 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Tommy Paul
This would be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul 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.
Yet, Novak Djokovic may compete against Francisco Cerundolo. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50-24 | 21-9 | 24-7 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 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 37-9 win-loss record in 2024, 19-4 on clay. In the last 10 years, Ruud has a 231-99 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Casper will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His best result of this season was winning the tournament in Barcelona where he beat 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 Casper was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud
This match would represent the 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 5-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Novak Djokovic may play Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 9-0 for Novak Djokovic.
1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 8-4 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69-20 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 11-2 | 6-2 | 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 30-9 record in 2024, 12-3 on clay. As for the last 12 years, Alexander has a 177-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The German will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of the current year was winning the competition in Australia where he overcame 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 the German was overcome by Casper Ruud in the semifinal 6-3 6-4 6-0.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev
This contest would be 13th time that Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 8-4 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Novak Djokovic may play Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 10-5 for Novak Djokovic.
Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-3 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68-6 | 40-3 | 11-2 | 8-0 | 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 31-2 win-loss record in 2024, 9-1 on clay. During the last 7 years, Sinner has a 83-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Sinner will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition 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 lost to Daniel Altmaier in the 2nd round 6-7(0) 7-6(7) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-5.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner
This match would represent the 8th time that Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 4-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic may face Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Novak Djokovic.
