Liam Draxl vs Ilia Simakin H2H Stats and Prediction - French Open - Paris 05-18-26

By James Morris - May 18, 2026

Draxl VS Simakin Head to Head: 0 - 0

Draxl vs Simakin Prediction H2H
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Liam Draxl

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171 ( 18-05-26)

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113 ( 28-07-25)

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Ilia Simakin

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245 ( 18-05-26)

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214 ( 02-02-26)

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Draxl VS Simakin Match Time & How / Where To Watch:

Liam Draxl and Ilia Simakin will face each other in the Q1 round round at the French Open - Paris . The match is scheduled to take place on 18 May 2026 at 11:00.

Simakin vs Draxl Prediction: Draxl to win

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Draxl VS Simakin H2H Matches played

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Draxl VS Simakin Match Prediction & Pick

18 May 2026

Q1 round

PREDICTION

Ilia Simakin

To Win

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Liam Draxl

To Win

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Liam Draxl

To Win first set

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Ilia Simakin

To Win first set

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Liam Draxl past matches

Clay Oeiras 4 Challenger

11 May

2026

R1

7 6
6 3
L
cross
Emilio Nava
Player
Liam Draxl
67% ( 49 of 73)
1st Serve %
72% ( 51 of 71)
3
Aces
1
0
Double Faults
6
78% ( 38 of 49)
1st Serve Won
69% ( 35 of 51)
54% ( 13 of 24)
2nd Serve Won
35% ( 7 of 20)
43% ( 3 of 7)
Break Points Won
40% ( 2 of 5)
30% ( 22 of 73)
Rtn Points Won
41% ( 29 of 71)
80
Total Points Won
64
H2H
Clay Savannah Challenger

22 Apr

2026

R2

6 1
6 0
L
cross
Kilian Feldbausch
Player
Liam Draxl
56% ( 20 of 36)
1st Serve %
67% ( 29 of 43)
0
Aces
0
1
Double Faults
1
65% ( 13 of 20)
1st Serve Won
34% ( 10 of 29)
56% ( 9 of 16)
2nd Serve Won
21% ( 3 of 14)
58% ( 7 of 12)
Break Points Won
100% ( 1 of 1)
39% ( 14 of 36)
Rtn Points Won
70% ( 30 of 43)
52
Total Points Won
27
H2H

20 Apr

2026

R1

6 7
6 4
7 6
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cross
Liam Draxl
Player
Pedro Boscardin Dias
64% ( 83 of 130)
1st Serve %
59% ( 79 of 135)
2
Aces
6
4
Double Faults
5
70% ( 58 of 83)
1st Serve Won
72% ( 57 of 79)
47% ( 22 of 47)
2nd Serve Won
43% ( 24 of 56)
32% ( 6 of 19)
Break Points Won
50% ( 5 of 10)
38% ( 50 of 130)
Rtn Points Won
40% ( 54 of 135)
134
Total Points Won
131
H2H
Clay Tallahassee Challenger

15 Apr

2026

R2

6 3
7 5
L
cross
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Player
Liam Draxl
65% ( 50 of 77)
1st Serve %
62% ( 36 of 58)
5
Aces
2
4
Double Faults
4
68% ( 34 of 50)
1st Serve Won
53% ( 19 of 36)
44% ( 12 of 27)
2nd Serve Won
41% ( 9 of 22)
63% ( 5 of 8)
Break Points Won
33% ( 3 of 9)
40% ( 31 of 77)
Rtn Points Won
52% ( 30 of 58)
76
Total Points Won
59
H2H

13 Apr

2026

R1

3 6
6 2
6 1
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cross
Liam Draxl
Player
Kaylan Bigun
67% ( 56 of 84)
1st Serve %
63% ( 53 of 84)
4
Aces
5
5
Double Faults
1
71% ( 40 of 56)
1st Serve Won
55% ( 29 of 53)
32% ( 9 of 28)
2nd Serve Won
48% ( 15 of 31)
43% ( 6 of 14)
Break Points Won
43% ( 3 of 7)
42% ( 35 of 84)
Rtn Points Won
48% ( 40 of 84)
89
Total Points Won
79
H2H

Ilia Simakin past matches

Clay Tunis Challenger

12 May

2026

R1

6 4
4 6
6 4
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cross
Laurent Lokoli
Player
Ilia Simakin
65% ( 62 of 95)
1st Serve %
61% ( 52 of 85)
0
Aces
6
4
Double Faults
1
66% ( 41 of 62)
1st Serve Won
69% ( 36 of 52)
61% ( 20 of 33)
2nd Serve Won
48% ( 16 of 33)
50% ( 4 of 8)
Break Points Won
43% ( 3 of 7)
36% ( 34 of 95)
Rtn Points Won
39% ( 33 of 85)
94
Total Points Won
86
H2H
Hard Gwangju Challenger

23 Apr

2026

R2

7 6
6 3
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cross
Soon-Woo Kwon
Player
Ilia Simakin
50% ( 31 of 62)
1st Serve %
60% ( 35 of 58)
7
Aces
4
3
Double Faults
4
90% ( 28 of 31)
1st Serve Won
74% ( 26 of 35)
65% ( 20 of 31)
2nd Serve Won
57% ( 13 of 23)
33% ( 1 of 3)
Break Points Won
0% ( 0 of 2)
23% ( 14 of 62)
Rtn Points Won
33% ( 19 of 58)
67
Total Points Won
53
H2H

21 Apr

2026

R1

7 6
3 6
6 1
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cross
Ilia Simakin
Player
Alex Bolt
63% ( 57 of 90)
1st Serve %
58% ( 61 of 106)
10
Aces
4
2
Double Faults
2
77% ( 44 of 57)
1st Serve Won
72% ( 44 of 61)
61% ( 20 of 33)
2nd Serve Won
49% ( 22 of 45)
20% ( 2 of 10)
Break Points Won
20% ( 1 of 5)
29% ( 26 of 90)
Rtn Points Won
38% ( 40 of 106)
104
Total Points Won
92
H2H
Hard Busan Challenger

14 Apr

2026

R1

6 3
6 3
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cross
Sho Shimabukuro
Player
Ilia Simakin
64% ( 39 of 61)
1st Serve %
65% ( 28 of 43)
6
Aces
0
1
Double Faults
4
69% ( 27 of 39)
1st Serve Won
50% ( 14 of 28)
50% ( 11 of 22)
2nd Serve Won
40% ( 6 of 15)
71% ( 5 of 7)
Break Points Won
33% ( 2 of 6)
38% ( 23 of 61)
Rtn Points Won
53% ( 23 of 43)
61
Total Points Won
43
H2H
Hard Wuning 1 Challenger

10 Apr

2026

QF

2 6
7 6
6 3
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cross
Pavel Kotov
Player
Ilia Simakin
63% ( 55 of 88)
1st Serve %
49% ( 41 of 83)
6
Aces
8
3
Double Faults
2
78% ( 43 of 55)
1st Serve Won
76% ( 31 of 41)
61% ( 20 of 33)
2nd Serve Won
74% ( 31 of 42)
33% ( 1 of 3)
Break Points Won
40% ( 2 of 5)
28% ( 25 of 88)
Rtn Points Won
25% ( 21 of 83)
84
Total Points Won
87
H2H

Draxl VS Simakin In Depth H2H Stats Analysis

  • Ilia Simakin and Liam Draxl, will play for the 1st time in their careers on Monday, with the current Head to Head score being 0-0. Here we will analyse all the stats, and predict the winner of The Q1 round match at French Open - Paris.
  • The last appearance of Liam Draxl at this event was 2025, and he made the Q1 round, falling to Filip Misolic with 6-2 6-2
  • Looking at overall career stats, Ilia Simakin has won 7 titles, and Liam Draxl has won 9 titles, Ilia Simakin coming into this match with a ranking of 245, and Liam Draxl ranked 171. Ilia Simakin has a career high ranking of 214 (2026), while the best ranking of Liam Draxl was 113 (2025).
  • In their entire career Ilia Simakin has won 52% (18611 of 35531) of points played while Liam Draxl has won 52% (24030 of 46129), and as an indication of performance in pressure situations, Ilia Simakin has a career tiebreak record of 52% (42 of 81), while Liam Draxl has achieved 59% (58 of 99).
  • The last tournament Ilia Simakin won was Phan Thiet 2 Challenger, in Feb 1, 2026, while Liam Draxl’s last lifted the trophy at Winnipeg Challenger, in Jul 13, 2025.
  • Of the last 10 matches played by Ilia Simakin, he has won 5, while Liam Draxl has won 5 out of last 10 matches played.
  • In the event before this one, Liam Draxl reached the First round at Oeiras 4 Challenger, while Ilia Simakin played Tunis Challenger and won the tournament.
  • In his last 3 events, Ilia Simakin has made these rounds: First round, Second round, First round, while Liam Draxl has made the First round, Second round, Second round, in the last 3 events he has played.
  • In terms of the biggest wins of their careers, the best ranked opponents that Ilia Simakin has beaten are 147th ranked Alex Bolt (2026), 157th ranked Yasutaka Uchiyama (2025), 161st ranked Alibek Kachmazov (2025), 183rd ranked Alibek Kachmazov (2025).
  • The highest ranked opponents that Liam Draxl has won against are 71st ranked Dominik Koepfer (2023), 95th ranked Cristian Garin (2026), 109th ranked Christopher O'Connell (2025), 111th ranked Jesper De Jong (2025).
  • The most wins that Ilia Simakin achieved in a single year was 62 in 2024, in which he had a Win Loss record of 74% (62/22).
  • Liam Draxl’s most victories came in 2024 when he had a W/L of 68% (51/24).
  • Predicting tennis matches with accuracy relies on complex modeling and if you want to find out more have a look at this PDF.

Draxl VS Simakin matches vs all opponents

stats Liam Draxl Ilia Simakin
YTD Win/Loss 64% (117/65) 68% (169/79)
Sets Won/Lost 63% (255/151) 65% (366/198)
Games Won/Lost 55% (2115/1738) 56% (2982/2368)
Aces Per Game 0.38 0.53
Total Aces 710 1374
Double Faults Per Game 0.29 0.24
Total Double Faults 553 625
Average Match Time 1:47:55 1:32:6
Average Opponent Rank 471.14 163.34
1st Serve % 64% (7798/12098) 62% (9800/15814)
1st Serve Win % 70% (5437/7798) 73% (7127/9800)
2nd Serve Win % 51% (2195/4300) 52% (3109/6014)
Total Break Points Won % 45% (579/1273) 42% (725/1715)
Return Points Won % 41% (5083/12283) 41% (6674/16345)
Best of 3 Sets Win % 66% (114/174) 68% (167/246)
Best of 5 Sets Win % 0% (0/1) 0% (0/0)
Total Tiebreaks Win % 62% (34/55) 54% (40/74)
Deciding Set Win % 53% (26/49) 57% (40/70)
1st Set Won, Won Match 88% (121/106) 92% (165/152)
1st Set Won, Lost Match 12% (121/14) 8% (165/13)
1st Set Lost, Won Match 18% (60/11) 20% (83/17)
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