[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Brandon Nakashima’s draw vs Davidovich Fokina, Paul, Alcaraz, Rune, Ruud, Tsitsipas to win the Miami

Miami draw preview with H2H - Brandon Nakashima may need to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Tommy Paul, Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas to conquer the event in the Miami Open.

Brandon Nakashima Stats info

Brandon Nakashima is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Miami. Brandon has defeated Oscar Otte 7-63 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Brandon Nakashima’s projected draw includinghisprojected opposition in Miami Open. The American has a weak record (2-5) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Oscar Otte (85) – 7-63 6-3
R2 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (25) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Tommy Paul (19) – H2H 1-1
or Marc-Andrea Huesler (47) – H2H 2-0
R4 – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-2
or Maxime Cressy (37) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Holger Rune (8) – H2H 1-0
or Taylor Fritz (10) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-1
or Andrey Rublev (7) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 0-1
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R2 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

32 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
21
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 32-28 18-11 9-8 3-6 2-3 0-0
2022 21-26 7-9 11-8 0-6 3-3 0-0
2021 30-25 4-6 16-7 9-10 1-2 0-0
2020 19-13 5-5 5-5 9-3 0-0 0-0
2019 49-28 19-8 27-14 0-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-25 19-7 23-13 0-1 1-1 2-3
2017 23-14 10-4 11-8 0-0 0-0 2-2
2016 22-13 20-11 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has a 10-7 record in 2023, 9-5 on hard. In the last 8 years, the Spaniard has a 93-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Davidovich Fokina won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Miami Open Alejandro capitulated to Sebastian Korda in the 1st round 6-1 6-1.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

This match would represent the 2nd time that Brandon Nakashima and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

46 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
12
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0
2017 48-24 27-12 18-8 3-4 0-0 0-0
2016 28-28 9-14 18-9 1-4 0-1 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 14-5 record in 2023, 13-5 on hard. As for the previous 9 years, the American has a 159-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paul won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best result of this year was reaching the final Acapulco.

Last year in Miami Open the American lost to Taylor Fritz in the 3rd round 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Tommy Paul

This match would represent the 3rd time that Brandon Nakashima and Tommy Paul fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Paul on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Brandon Nakashima may take on Marc-Andrea Huesler. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Brandon Nakashima.

R4 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

65 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 14-1 record in 2023, 6-0 on hard. Talking about the previous 6 years, Alcaraz has a 55-14 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz 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 competition in Buenos Aires where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, and in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Miami Open the Spaniard won the tournament after besting Casper Ruud 7-5 6-4.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 3rd time that Brandon Nakashima and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Brandon Nakashima could come up against Maxime Cressy. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Brandon Nakashima.

1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Brandon Nakashima

44 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
4
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 12-6 win-loss record in 2023, 7-4 on hard. In the last 6 years, Holger has a 27-24 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Holger won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Holger’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the semifinal Montpellier and Acapulco.

Last year in Miami Open Rune got to the qualifications in 2022 in Miami before retiring against Shintaro Mochizuki when he was 6-1 0-0 ret..

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Holger Rune

This would be the 2nd time that Brandon Nakashima and Holger Rune face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Nakashima (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Brandon Nakashima may fight against Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Taylor Fritz.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

37 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 4-5 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Ruud has a 77-54 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Miami Open the Norwegian surrendered to Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-5 6-4.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 2nd time that Brandon Nakashima and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Brandon Nakashima could square off with Andrey Rublev. Their H2H is 1-0 for Andrey Rublev.

Final – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

51 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0
2016 49-18 16-7 30-6 1-3 0-0 2-2

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 13-3 win-loss record in 2023, 10-2 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Tsitsipas has a 159-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Tsitsipas’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Miami Open the Greek lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 4th round 7-5 6-3.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

There is no head to head record between Brandon Nakashima and Stefanos Tsitsipas since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Brandon Nakashima could square off with Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head is 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev.