U.S. OPEN DRAW. Adam Walton’s prediction with Wu next. H2H and rankings

U.S. Open draw - Adam Walton. See the draw preview and prediction with Yibing Wu, Matteo Arnaldi, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Bublik, Ben Shelton, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open.

Adam Walton Stats info

Adam Walton is starting his campaign in the draw at the U.S. Open. Last season at the U.S. Open, Adam lost in the 2nd round to Chak Lam Coleman Wong 7-65 6-2 4-6 6-4. In the previous edition of this tournament, he managed to beat Ugo Humbert 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-1.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Adam Walton’s projected draw includinghisprojected opposition at the U.S. Open. Walton has a weak record (0-4) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Yibing Wu (113) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Matteo Arnaldi (34) – H2H 0-1
or James Duckworth (79) – H2H 2-2
R3 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-2
or Jaime Faria (70) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Alexander Bublik (16) – H2H 0-0
or Tommy Paul (21) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Ben Shelton (9) – H2H 0-0
or Arthur Fils (11) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (8) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 0-1
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (4) – H2H 0-1
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R1 – Yibing Wu’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

27 - 19win/loss in 2026

Rank
113
High
54
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 27-19 16-10 9-4 1-0 1-5 0-0
2025 25-10 23-8 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 9-5 7-4 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 18-17 5-7 3-5 9-1 1-4 0-0
2022 40-7 20-5 10-2 10-0 0-0 0-0
2021 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Yibing Wu has a 25-18 record in 2026, 14-9 on hard. In the course of the last 11 years, Wu has a 106-64 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Wu’s best result of this current season was getting to the final the Sarasota Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open Wu was defeated by Jerome Kym in the qualifications 6-3 6-2.

H2H Adam Walton vs. Yibing Wu

There is no head to head record between Adam Walton and Yibing Wu since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R2 – Matteo Arnaldi’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Matteo Arnaldi

18 - 16win/loss in 2026

Rank
37
High
30
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 18-16 2-7 14-7 0-0 2-2 0-0
2025 23-26 11-14 7-6 5-4 0-2 0-0
2024 29-26 17-13 10-9 1-2 1-2 0-0
2023 51-26 21-15 23-7 4-3 3-1 0-0
2022 50-35 9-3 37-20 4-11 0-1 0-0
2021 56-24 2-1 51-18 3-5 0-0 0-0
2020 17-9 16-4 0-1 1-3 0-0 0-1
2019 6-12 2-3 4-9 0-0 0-0 0-0

Matteo Arnaldi has a 18-15 record in 2026, 2-6 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Arnaldi has a 87-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Arnaldi’s best achievement of the current year was getting to the final the Cagliari Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open Matteo surrendered to Francisco Cerundolo in the 1st round 3-6 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-3.

H2H Adam Walton vs. Matteo Arnaldi

This contest would be 2nd time that Adam Walton and Matteo Arnaldi fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Arnaldi (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Adam Walton could play James Duckworth. Their H2H record is 2-2.

R3 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

26 - 4win/loss in 2026

Rank
3
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 26-4 21-3 5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2025 71-9 28-4 22-1 10-3 11-1 0-0
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

Carlos Alcaraz has a 22-3 win-loss record in 2026, 17-2 on hard. As for the last 9 years, Carlos has a 142-31 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5, and in Doha where he beat Arthur Fils in the final 6-2 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open Alcaraz won the tournament after defeating Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.

H2H Adam Walton vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 3rd time that Adam Walton and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Adam Walton may fight against Jaime Faria. Their H2H is 1-0 for Jaime Faria.

R4 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 18win/loss in 2026

Rank
21
High
10
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 28-18 11-5 8-8 4-2 5-3 0-0
2025 48-24 12-11 23-6 8-6 5-1 0-0
2024 25-25 10-11 5-6 6-4 4-4 0-0
2023 28-30 3-12 7-9 9-7 9-2 0-0
2022 33-27 5-8 2-6 17-8 9-5 0-0
2021 35-30 14-12 4-6 10-8 7-4 0-0
2020 15-17 3-6 4-5 8-6 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 20-13 2-4 14-9 8-5 0-0

Alexander Bublik has a 26-17 record in 2026, 9-4 on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, the Kazakhstani has a 154-120 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best result of this current year was winning the title in Hong Kong where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 7-6(2) 6-3.

Last year at the U.S. Open Alexander lost to Jannik Sinner in the 4th round 6-1 6-1 6-1.

H2H Adam Walton vs. Alexander Bublik

There is no head to head record between Adam Walton and Alexander Bublik since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Adam Walton could face Tommy Paul. Their head to head is 1-0 for Tommy Paul.

1/4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

39 - 16win/loss in 2026

Rank
4
High
4
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 39-16 20-7 8-5 5-2 6-2 0-0
2025 40-24 23-9 7-5 4-6 6-4 0-0
2024 42-26 22-13 8-4 8-5 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 33-13 record in 2026, 14-6 on hard. Regarding the last 6 years, Ben has a 103-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ben will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the year was conquering the tournament in Dallas where he overcame Taylor Fritz in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5, in Munich where he beat Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-2 7-5, in Stuttgart where he beat Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 2-6 6-4, and in Montreal where he defeated Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year at the U.S. Open Shelton reached the 3rd round in 2025 in Us Open before retiring against Adrian Mannarino when he was 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 ret..

H2H Adam Walton vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Adam Walton and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Adam Walton could compete against Arthur Fils. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

14 - 7win/loss in 2026

Rank
12
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 14-7 7-4 2-2 0-0 5-1 0-0
2025 39-11 21-7 9-3 4-0 5-1 0-0
2024 37-9 15-5 16-3 1-0 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

Novak Djokovic has a 14-6 record in 2026, 7-3 on hard. In the last 23 years, Djokovic has a 569-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

The Serbian’s most significant result of the season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Last year at the U.S. Open Novak capitulated to Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Adam Walton vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Adam Walton and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Adam Walton could compete against Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Adam Walton.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

55 - 13win/loss in 2026

Rank
2
High
2
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 55-13 24-7 20-4 2-0 9-2 0-0
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

Alexander Zverev has a 46-13 record in 2026, 17-7 on hard. In connection to the previous 14 years, Alexander has a 243-113 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best result of this current season was conquering the competition at the French Open where he beat Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open the German was overcome by Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 3rd round 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 6-4.

H2H Adam Walton vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 2nd time that Adam Walton and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Adam Walton could come up against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Felix Auger-Aliassime.