ACAPULCO DRAW. Casper Ruud’s prediction with Rinderknech next. H2H and rankings

Acapulco draw - Casper Ruud. See the draw preview and prediction with Arthur Rinderknech, Aleksandar Vukic, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Alexander Zverev in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

Casper Ruud Stats info

Casper Ruud is about to commence his run in the draw in Acapulco. In the previous edition of this tournament, he managed to beat Christopher Eubanks 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3, Dusan Lajovic 6-4 7-5, Ben Shelton 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4 and Holger Rune 3-6 6-3 6-4. Ruud will try to conquer the title after he was the runner-up once in 2024.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Casper Ruud’s projected draw together withhisplausible opponents in Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Ruud has a favorable record (8-7) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Arthur Rinderknech (61) – H2H 2-0
R2 – Aleksandar Vukic (66) – H2H 0-1
or Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (356) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Frances Tiafoe (18) – H2H 0-0
or Alexandre Muller (41) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Tommy Paul (10) – H2H 4-2
or Denis Shapovalov (32) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 2-4
or Holger Rune (13) – H2H 6-1
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R1 – Arthur Rinderknech’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Casper Ruud

32 - 35win/loss in 2025

Rank
29
High
27
LLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-35 14-15 9-10 2-5 7-5 0-0
2024 38-33 16-13 6-7 12-8 4-5 0-0
2023 27-30 5-9 10-6 8-9 4-6 0-0
2022 37-23 18-11 6-4 12-5 1-3 0-0
2021 53-30 3-3 18-10 26-15 6-2 0-0
2020 22-14 0-0 5-6 17-8 0-0 0-0
2019 51-28 32-13 13-11 6-4 0-0 0-0
2018 35-15 17-9 14-2 4-4 0-0 0-0

Arthur Rinderknech has a 2-6 record in 2025, 1-4 on hard. In connection to the previous 10 years, the French player has a 101-65 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Rinderknech didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Arthur Rinderknech

This match would represent the 3rd time that Casper Ruud and Arthur Rinderknech fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Aleksandar Vukic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aleksandar Vukic

29 - 38win/loss in 2025

Rank
82
High
48
LWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-38 15-20 4-8 5-5 5-5 0-0
2024 34-36 13-18 5-9 6-2 10-7 0-0
2023 48-33 34-20 9-4 1-3 4-6 0-0
2022 30-25 14-15 4-5 12-5 0-0 0-0
2021 34-26 8-5 10-11 11-7 5-3 0-0
2020 22-12 10-4 9-5 3-3 0-0 0-0
2019 24-29 13-18 11-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 25-17 17-12 1-3 7-2 0-0 0-0

Aleksandar Vukic has a 4-5 win-loss record in 2025, 3-4 on hard. Talking about the previous 12 years, the Australian has a 153-124 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Aleksandar was overcome by Terence Atmane in the qualifications 6-4 6-3.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Aleksandar Vukic

This match would represent the 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Aleksandar Vukic face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Vukic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Casper Ruud may fight against Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

26 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
10
LLLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-23 13-13 11-7 1-1 1-2 0-0
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 3-3 record in 2025, 2-2 on hard. In the previous 12 years, Tiafoe has a 181-124 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel the American was defeated by Dominik Koepfer in the 2nd round 6-4 5-7 6-1.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Frances Tiafoe

There is no head to head record between Casper Ruud and Frances Tiafoe since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

On the other hand, Casper Ruud may square off with Alexandre Muller. Their H2H is 2-0 for Casper Ruud.

1/2 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Casper Ruud

29 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
20
High
8
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-13 13-6 12-4 3-1 1-2 0-0
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

Tommy Paul has a 9-3 record in 2025, 6-2 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, the American has a 198-115 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Paul’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Adelaide and Dallas.

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel the American surrendered to Jack Draper in the 1st round 6-0 6-4.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Tommy Paul

This would be the 7th time that Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Casper Ruud may take on Denis Shapovalov. Their H2H is 2-1 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Alexander Zverev

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 6-3 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 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

Alexander Zverev has a 11-3 win-loss record in 2025, 8-1 on hard. As for the last 13 years, Alexander has a 212-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Alexander’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Alexander was overcome by Daniel Altmaier in the 1st round 6-3 3-6 6-3.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 7th time that Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Casper Ruud may square off with Holger Rune. Their head to head record is 6-1 for Casper Ruud.