Daniil Medvedev is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Medvedev has defeated Hugo Gaston 6-4 6-2 6-4 and Sebastian Gorzny 6-1 6-3 7-5 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Arthur Rinderknech.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Daniil Medvedev’s projected draw includinghisplausible opponents at the U.S. Open. Daniil has a positive record (25-17) with the presumable opponents.
R3 – Arthur Rinderknech’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18-21 | 7-9 | 7-8 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Arthur Rinderknech has a 18-20 record in 2026, 7-8 on hard. In the course of the last 11 years, the French player has a 121-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rinderknech will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year at the U.S. Open Arthur capitulated to Carlos Alcaraz in the 4th round 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Arthur Rinderknech
This match would represent the 3rd time that Daniil Medvedev and Arthur Rinderknech clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Medvedev and Rinderknech (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
R4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-2 for Daniil Medvedev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42-17 | 25-10 | 7-4 | 1-1 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Frances Tiafoe has a 39-16 win-loss record in 2026, 22-9 on hard. Talking about the last 13 years, the American has a 214-144 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Halle where he beat Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open Tiafoe was overcome by Jan-Lennard Struff in the 3rd round 6-4 6-3 7-6(7).
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Frances Tiafoe
This contest would be 9th time that Daniil Medvedev and Frances Tiafoe fight against each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 6-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Daniil Medvedev may fight against Valentin Vacherot. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/4 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26-22 | 8-9 | 18-10 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 30-33 | 10-10 | 9-14 | 9-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-30 | 7-10 | 19-13 | 5-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-29 | 8-11 | 25-14 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-33 | 4-5 | 48-25 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-29 | 0-2 | 62-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 26-15 | 0-1 | 24-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2019 | 64-27 | 16-8 | 48-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 25-21 win-loss record in 2026, 7-8 on hard. In the last 11 years, Etcheverry has a 56-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Etcheverry will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best result of the season was winning the competition in Rio de Janeiro where he overcame Alejandro Tabilo in the final 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open Tomas Martin lost to Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd round 3-6 6-0 6-2 6-4.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
This match would represent the 2nd time that Daniil Medvedev and Tomas Martin Etcheverry square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Daniil Medvedev could come up against Daniel Merida Aguilar. Their H2H is 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev.
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-3 for Carlos Alcaraz
| 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 24-3 record in 2026, 19-2 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Alcaraz has a 144-31 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best result of this current year was conquering 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 overcame Arthur Fils in the final 6-2 6-1.
Last year at the U.S. Open the Spaniard conquered the title after beating Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This contest would be 10th time that Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 6-3 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Daniil Medvedev could compete against Ben Shelton. Their head to head is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.
Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 14-8 for Daniil Medvedev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53-13 | 24-7 | 20-4 | 0-0 | 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 47-13 win-loss record in 2026, 18-7 on hard. During the previous 14 years, the German has a 244-113 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of this current year 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 lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 3rd round 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 6-4.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Alexander Zverev
This contest would be 23rd time that Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 14-8 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 6-4 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Daniil Medvedev could face Flavio Cobolli. Their head to head is 2-1 for Daniil Medvedev.
