[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Brandon Nakashima’s draw vs Cazaux, Musetti, Zverev, Ruud, Djokovic, Sinner to win the U.S. Open

U.S. Open draw preview with H2H - Brandon Nakashima may need to best Arthur Cazaux, Lorenzo Musetti, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner to conquer the event in the U.S. Open.

Brandon Nakashima Stats info

Brandon Nakashima is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The American has defeated Holger Rune 6-2 6-1 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Arthur Cazaux.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Brandon Nakashima’s projected draw includinghislikely opposition at the U.S. Open. Brandon has a unfavourable record (0-6) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Holger Rune (15) – 6-2 6-1 6-4
R2 – Arthur Cazaux (91) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Lorenzo Musetti (18) – H2H 0-1
or Miomir Kecmanovic (54) – H2H 0-2
R4 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-2
or Francisco Cerundolo (29) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-1
or Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 0-0
or Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 1-3
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-1
or Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-2
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R2 – Arthur Cazaux’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Arthur Cazaux

18 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
91
High
74
WLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-17 16-10 0-2 1-1 1-4 0-0
2023 54-29 31-13 11-9 3-4 9-3 0-0
2022 22-14 14-3 4-7 4-4 0-0 0-0
2021 45-19 16-4 22-11 7-4 0-0 0-0
2020 14-11 9-3 3-6 0-2 0-0 2-0
2019 5-5 5-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Arthur Cazaux has a 18-17 record in 2024, 16-10 on hard. Talking about the previous 7 years, Arthur has a 91-35 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cazaux won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Arthur’s most significant result of this current season was reaching the final the Noumea Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open Arthur was overcome by Andrey Rublev in the 1st round 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Arthur Cazaux

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

R3 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Lorenzo Musetti

39 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
15
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-23 8-8 18-10 1-2 12-3 0-0
2023 32-29 10-10 16-11 0-5 6-3 0-0
2022 44-30 11-10 21-7 12-10 0-3 0-0
2021 36-31 9-8 17-12 10-10 0-1 0-0
2020 30-15 6-4 20-6 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 32-25 1-2 27-19 4-4 0-0 0-0
2018 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lorenzo Musetti has a 39-23 win-loss record in 2024, 8-8 on hard. During the previous 7 years, Lorenzo has a 45-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Italian’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final the Cagliari Challenger, the Turin Challenger, London and Umag.

Last year at the U.S. Open Lorenzo capitulated to Titouan Droguet in the 1st round 6-3 0-6 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Lorenzo Musetti

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

Yet, Brandon Nakashima may fight against Miomir Kecmanovic. Their head to head is 2-0 for Miomir Kecmanovic.

R4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Alexander Zverev

53 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
WLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 53-16 24-8 23-6 0-0 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 53-16 record in 2024, 24-8 on hard. During the previous 12 years, Alexander has a 197-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was conquering the tournament in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year at the U.S. Open Zverev was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter 6-3 6-2 6-4.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 3rd time that Brandon Nakashima and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Brandon Nakashima may take on Francisco Cerundolo. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Francisco Cerundolo.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

45 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
2
WLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-14 19-6 24-7 1-0 1-1 0-0
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

Casper Ruud has a 45-14 record in 2024, 19-6 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Casper has a 104-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was conquering the tournament in Barcelona where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Geneva where he defeated Tomas Machac in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year at the U.S. Open Ruud lost to Zhizhen Zhang in the 2nd round 6-4 5-7 6-2 0-6 6-2.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Casper Ruud

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

On the other hand, Brandon Nakashima could compete against Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Taylor Fritz.

1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-7 9-3 16-3 0-0 5-1 0-0
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

Novak Djokovic has a 30-7 win-loss record in 2024, 9-3 on hard. In the previous 21 years, Djokovic has a 535-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of the current season was conquering the competition in Paris where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).

Last year at the U.S. Open the Serbian won the title after beating Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Brandon Nakashima and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Brandon Nakashima may fight against Andrey Rublev. Their head to head is 3-1 for Andrey Rublev.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jannik Sinner

49 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 49-5 24-2 11-2 5-0 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 49-5 record in 2024, 24-2 on hard. In the last 7 years, the Italian has a 122-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the competition at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, in Halle where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open Sinner was overcome by Alexander Zverev in the 4th round 6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-3.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Jannik Sinner

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

Nonetheless, Brandon Nakashima may fight against Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H is 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.