Frances Tiafoe is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Francis has defeated Ugo Humbert 7-5 7-69 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Diego Sebastian Schwartzman.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw together with the likely opposition in Western & Southern Open. The American has a weak record (3-13) with the presumable opponents.
R2 – Diego Sebastian Schwartzman’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman has a 22-14 record in 2021, 9-6 on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, Schwartzman has a 76-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Argentine won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-1 6-2.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Diego was overcome by Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round 6-3 7-6(4).
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
This would be the 2nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Schwartzman (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
R3 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Casper Ruud has a 37-10 record in 2021, 7-3 on hard. As for the last 7 years, the Norwegian has a 46-38 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the tournament in Geneva where he beat Denis Shapovalov in the final 7-6(6) 6-4, in Bastad where he beat Federico Coria in the final 6-3 6-3, in Gstaad where he beat Hugo Gaston in the final 6-3 6-2, and in Kitzbuhel where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-1 4-6 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Ruud was defeated by Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the 1st round 7-6(2) 6-3.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Casper Ruud
There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Alternatively, Frances Tiafoe may take on Reilly Opelka. Their H2H is 1-1.
1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has a 33-11 record in 2021, 15-4 on hard. In the last 9 years, Zverev has a 129-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His best result of the current season was winning the tournament in Acapulco where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3), in Madrid where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3, and in Tokyo where he beat Karen Khachanov in the final 6-3 6-1.
Last year in Western & Southern Open the German was defeated by Andy Murray in the 2nd round 6-3 3-6 7-5.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexander Zverev
This contest would be 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 5-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Frances Tiafoe may come up against Fabio Fognini. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Fabio Fognini.
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 45-13 record in 2021, 18-5 on hard. In the previous 7 years, Stefanos has a 123-65 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the current year was conquering the tournament in Carlo where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3, and in Lyon where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Stefanos lost to Milos Raonic in the semifinal 7-6(5) 6-3.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This would be the 5th time that Frances Tiafoe and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Frances Tiafoe may fight against Matteo Berrettini. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Matteo Berrettini.
Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev has a 37-9 win-loss record in 2021, 21-3 on hard. During the previous 9 years, the Russian has a 143-52 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Marseille where he beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4, in Mallorca where he defeated Sam Querrey in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Toronto where he beat Reilly Opelka in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open the Russian surrendered to Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter 1-6 6-4 6-3.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniil Medvedev
This contest would be 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Frances Tiafoe could come up against Andrey Rublev. Their head to head record is 0-0.
