[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Alexei Popyrin’s draw vs Hurkacz, Alcaraz, Djokovic to win the Cincinnati

Cincinnati draw preview with H2H - Alexei Popyrin may need to overcome Hubert Hurkacz, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic to conquer the title in the Western & Southern Open.

Alexei Popyrin Stats info

Alexei Popyrin is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. The Australian has defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-75 6-4 6-4, Nicolas Jarry w/o and Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2 1-6 6-3 to reach the quarter where he will face Hubert Hurkacz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw andhisplausible opponents in Western & Southern Open. Alexei has a negative record (0-4) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Daniel Altmaier (52) – 6-75 6-4 6-4
R2 – Nicolas Jarry (26) – w/o
R3 – Emil Ruusuvuori (60) – 6-2 1-6 6-3
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (20) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-1
or Max Purcell (70) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 0-1
or Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 1-1
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1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Hubert Hurkacz

47 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
9
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 47-24 23-11 5-5 13-5 6-3 0-0
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2
2016 47-28 8-5 29-14 10-7 0-0 0-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 30-17 record in 2023, 14-8 on hard. In the course of the last 10 years, Hurkacz has a 160-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hubert won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Marseille where he beat Benjamin Bonzi in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in Western & Southern Open Hurkacz surrendered to John Isner in the 2nd round 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-2.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This match would represent the 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Hubert Hurkacz square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

65 - 12win/loss in 2024

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 51-5 win-loss record in 2023, 14-2 on hard. As for the previous 6 years, Carlos has a 63-16 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was conquering the competition in Buenos Aires where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in Madrid where he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in London where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the Wimbledon where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Alcaraz was defeated by Cameron Norrie in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Alexei Popyrin may come up against Max Purcell. Their H2H is 1-0 for Max Purcell.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0
2016 65-9 39-4 16-2 8-2 2-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 35-5 win-loss record in 2023, 17-1 on hard. In the previous 20 years, Djokovic has a 516-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the competition in Adelaide where he defeated Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, at the Australian Open where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5), and at the French Open where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Novak didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Alexei Popyrin could take on Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 1-1.