Novak Djokovic and Henri Laaksonen will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12.30 on Court Suzanne LENGLEN.
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 Novak reached the 2nd round after beating Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-2 6-2.
His best result of the current year was succeeding in winning the title in Melbourne where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3 and in Madrid where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4.
Djokovic has a 24-5 win-loss record in 2019, 11-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Novak lost in the quarter 6-3 7-64 1-6 7-611 to Marco Cecchinato.
Henri Laaksonen
Ranked no. 104, Henri got to the 2nd round after defeating Daniel Brands 6-3 6-0, Facundo Arguello 4-6 6-4 6-3 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-1 6-0 7-64.
The Swiss best result of the current season was getting to the final in Rome Challenger and Bangkok Challenger.
Henri has a 24-11 win-loss record in 2019, 14-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Laaksonen lost in the qualifications 6-1 6-4 to Mohamed Safwat.
Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Henri Laaksonen
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Henri Laaksonen since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.