In-form Nicolas Jarry takes on the local lad, Corentin Moutet, at the first round of the 2024 French Open on Sunday (May 26). Moutet beat Jarry in front of a noisy Chilean crowd at the QF of the 2024 Chilean Open just a few months ago. Can Nicolas Jarry return the favor when they meet on the Parisian clay court just a few hours from now?

Nicolas Jarry has been in red-hot form this year and he has already reached two finals and two QFs this season. It will be interesting to see whether he can get yet another winning start to a tournament this year. While the Frenchman has reached two SF in his previous tournaments this year. Although Corentin Moutet may have struggled in a few matches this year. But on his given day he surely has the potential to disrupt any equations in the tournament.

Nicolas Jarry vs Corentin Moutet: Preview

Jarry is entering into this match after his recent defeat at the hands of world number 4, Alexander Zverev in the finals of the 2024 Italian Open. Nicolas Jarry was defeated by 4-6,5-7 in that match. He had his four aces against Zverev and had committed just two double faults in the entire match. His first serve win percentage was 78%, but it dropped to 38% on the second serve. Jarry didn’t get any chance to convert any of his breakpoints in that match.

However, if we look at his numbers from this season, the Chilean tennis star has hit a staggering 216 aces and committed 54 double faults so far. He has won 84% of his service games and just 18% of his return games this year. Before jumping to any predictions for this match, let’s first compare these numbers to those of his French opponent.

Corentin Moutet was last seen in action at the Challenger Turin, IT. In that match, he was defeated by the Swiss tennis player Marc-Andrea Husler by a 6(3)-7,6-3,2-6 margin. Moutet has hit just two aces and committed one double fault against Husler. He won 67% of his first serve and 61% of his second serve in that match. However, the Frenchman could only convert three of his seven breakpoints against the Swiss.

Moutet’s numbers from this season haven’t been too impressive. He has hit just 21 aces and committed 15 double faults this season so far. Corentin Moutet has won 74% of his service games and just 25% of his return games this year. But who among these tennis stars is leading the race in the H2H?

Jarry vs Moutet: Head-to-Head

Nicolas Jarry currently leads the H2H with a 3-1 margin against Corentin Moutet. Both of them first met at the 2018 Challenger Canberra, AU and in that match, Nicolas Jarry defeated Corentin Moutet by 7-6,6-3. After that, they yet against met at the 2022 Challenger AIX-EN-Provence, FR, and in that match yet against Jarry secured a two-set victory against the Frenchman. Even in the 2023 Halle Open, it was the Chilean who had the last laugh. But this year, at the QF of the Chile Open, Corentin Moutet finally took his revenge over the Chilean.

Moutet defeated Jarry by 7-6(5),7-6(3) at the Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo. Nicolas Jarry hit seven aces in that match and committed just a single double fault. On the other hand, Moutet his five aces and committed a single double fault as well. Jarry won 63% of his first serve and 71% of his second serve in that match. But Moutet won 73% of his first serve and 70% of his second serve against the Jarry. The Frenchman converted two of his three breakpoints in that match, while the Chilean converted two of his two breakpoints.

Prediction: Jarry to win this match in two sets

Nicolas Jarry’s form will keep him slightly ahead of Corentin Moutet in this contest at the moment. Jarry currently has a win-loss record of 16-12 this season, while Moutet has recorded just 6-7. The Chilean reached the fourth round of the French Open in 2019 but the Frenchman’s best result came in 2019 when he reached the third round of this tournament. So, surprisingly Jarry has a better record at the French soil than the Frenchman himself.

Nicolas Jarry displays an aggressive brand of tennis with high-risk shots. He loves big serves and has powerful groundstrokes in his armory. While Corentin Moutet is a tricky player and brings a lot of creativity to the court during his games. He has a good backhand slice and forehand lob. But is it enough to stop the in-form Nicolas Jarry? Perhaps no!