MIAMI DRAW. Frances Tiafoe’s prediction with O Connell next. H2H and rankings

Miami draw - Frances Tiafoe. See the draw preview and prediction with Christopher O Connell, Tommy Paul, Jannik Sinner, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz in the Miami Open.

Frances Tiafoe Stats info

Frances Tiafoe is about to start his campaign in the draw in Miami. In the previous edition of this tournament, he managed to beat Yosuke Watanuki 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw includinghislikely opposition in Miami Open. Tiafoe has a weak record (8-13) against the plausible opponents.

R1R1 – Bye
R2 – Christopher O Connell (66) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 3-3
or Martin Damm (204) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Jannik Sinner (3) – H2H 1-3
or Tallon Griekspoor (26) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 2-1
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (11) – H2H 3-4
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 1-5
or Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 1-1
or Alexander Zverev (5) – H2H 1-7
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R2 – Christopher O Connell’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
64
High
53
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-26 23-16 2-4 3-5 0-1 0-0
2023 38-34 19-18 11-9 4-3 4-4 0-0
2022 50-25 30-16 12-5 3-1 5-3 0-0
2021 22-16 14-9 3-3 1-1 4-3 0-0
2020 12-12 4-5 4-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 82-26 12-6 60-16 5-2 5-2 0-0
2018 11-12 2-2 9-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 20-26 17-16 3-10 0-0 0-0 0-0

Christopher O Connell has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the last 13 years, O Connell has a 163-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Miami Open Christopher lost to Richard Gasquet in the 1st round 6-4 3-6 6-1.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Christopher O Connell

There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Christopher O Connell since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

45 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-20 17-12 10-4 8-2 10-2 0-0
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

Tommy Paul has a 14-5 win-loss record in 2024, 10-5 on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Paul has a 185-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Dallas where he beat Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3.

Last year in Miami Open Tommy lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 4th round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Tommy Paul

This contest would be 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul clash against each other. The head to head is 3-3 for Tiafoe and Paul (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Frances Tiafoe could fight against Martin Damm. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R4 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Jannik Sinner

73 - 8win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 73-8 40-5 11-2 13-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 16-1 win-loss record in 2024, 11-1 on hard. In connection to the previous 7 years, Jannik has a 109-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, and in Rotterdam where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4.

Last year in Miami Open Sinner was overcome by Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 5th time that Frances Tiafoe and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Frances Tiafoe could come up against Tallon Griekspoor. Their head to head record is 1-1.

1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Frances Tiafoe

43 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 43-26 26-11 11-6 6-7 0-2 0-0
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2024, 13-4 on hard. In the course of the last 12 years, Andrey has a 178-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rublev won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this season was conquering the title in Hong Kong where he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Miami Open Andrey surrendered to Jannik Sinner in the 4th round 6-2 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 4th time that Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe may fight against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 4-3 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Daniil Medvedev

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-21 28-9 11-5 1-5 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 14-3 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 12 years, the Russian has a 233-73 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

Last year in Miami Open Daniil conquered the competition after beating Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Frances Tiafoe may fight against Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

54 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
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 12-3 win-loss record in 2024, 10-1 on hard. Talking about the previous 7 years, Alcaraz has a 85-21 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

His best result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

Last year in Miami Open the Spaniard lost to Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Alcaraz on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Frances Tiafoe could compete against Alexander Zverev. Their H2H is 7-1 for Alexander Zverev.