Jozef Kovalik and Filip Cristian Jianu will square off in the qualifications of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on Court 4. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jozef Kovalik who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.55
Filip Cristian Jianu -> 2.39

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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Filip Cristian Jianu

There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Filip Cristian Jianu since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Jozef Kovalik

Jozef Kovalik

4 - 10win/loss

Hard
2-4
I Hard
0-3
Clay
2-3
Rank
381
High
80
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 4-15 2-4 2-8 0-3 0-0 0-0
2024 36-25 3-5 30-15 3-4 0-1 0-0
2023 23-34 1-3 21-28 1-2 0-1 0-0
2022 33-23 3-6 29-13 1-3 0-1 0-0
2021 31-27 0-1 26-20 5-5 0-1 0-0

Ranked no. 212, Kovalik will start his run at the French Open after he played his last match in Barcelona where he lost 7-6(2) 2-6 6-3 to Rinderknech in the qualifications on the 12th of April.

Kovalik has an aggregate 4-10 win-loss record in 2025, 2-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Kovalik has an overall 505-380 record. He has a positive 385-239 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2024. See his history.

French Open
Kovalik's Record

Filip Cristian Jianu

Filip Cristian Jianu

13 - 18win/loss

Hard
2-5
I Hard
0-3
Clay
11-10
Rank
222
High
210
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 17-22 2-5 15-14 0-3 0-0 0-0
2024 70-34 0-0 70-33 0-1 0-0 0-0
2023 52-35 2-2 44-29 6-4 0-0 0-0
2022 32-38 3-9 22-20 7-9 0-0 0-0
2021 50-39 7-5 41-28 2-4 0-1 0-1

Ranked no. 229, Cristian will start his run at the Paris after he played his last match in the Tunis Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-2 to Mrva in the 1st round on the 13th of May.

Cristian has a composed 13-18 win-loss record in 2025, 11-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Filip has an overall 297-213 record. He has a positive 252-156 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

The Romanian has never competed in this tournament before.

French Open
Cristian's Record

Tennis Scores – French Open

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  • Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres BurruchagaConstant LestienneLestienne (6-3 7-6) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-VinolasKhumoun SultanovSultanov (6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Stefano NapolitanoNapolitanoColton SmithSmith (6-4 4-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Tristan BoyerBoyerDaniel RinconRincon (7-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • James Kent TrotterKent TrotterBrandon HoltHolt (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Elmer MollerMollerFacundo BagnisBagnis (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas RuizAlex BoltBolt (4-6 6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Matteo GiganteGiganteJerome KymKym (6-3 3-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Ethan QuinnQuinnMark LajalLajal (7-5 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Federico CoriaCoriaArthur BouquierBouquier (7-5 3-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Maximilian MartererMartererEdas ButvilasButvilas (6-3 7-6) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin TiranteJuan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Sascha Gueymard WayenburgGueymard WayenburgTim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven (7-6 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Federico Agustin GomezAgustin GomezMae MaligeMalige (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • August HolmgrenHolmgrenMurphy CassoneCassone (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Andrea CollariniCollariniNishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-5 5-7 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De AlboranFabio FogniniFognini (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Mathys ErhardErhardJames McCabeMcCabe (6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Zachary SvajdaSvajdaBeibit ZhukayevZhukayev (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Vilius GaubasGaubasDuje AjdukovicAjdukovic (6-7 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcinaGregoire BarrereBarrere (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen MezaRodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Kimmer CoppejansCoppejansYuta ShimizuShimizu (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Lukas KleinKleinGuy Den OudenDen Ouden (7-6 3-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Jason Murray KublerMurray KublerAlejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas (6-4 3-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Kyrian JacquetJacquetTaro DanielDaniel (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Benjamin HassanHassanPavel KotovKotov (7-6 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Bernard TomicTomicChak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (7-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Matteo MartineauMatteoAlexis GalarneauAlexis (7-6 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
  • Alexander ShevchenkoAlexanderShintaro MochizukiShintaro (6-7 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
  • Martin LandaluceMartinMurkel DellienMurkel (6-4 3-6 7-6) – See score progression

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