Daniil Medvedev is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Daniil has defeated Hugo Gaston 6-4 6-2 6-4, Sebastian Gorzny 6-1 6-3 7-5 and Arthur Rinderknech 6-4 6-4 6-4 to reach the 4th round where he will face Frances Tiafoe.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Daniil Medvedev’s projected draw withhislikely opponents at the U.S. Open. The Russian has a winning record (24-16) against the plausible opponents.
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 40-16 record in 2026, 23-9 on hard. As for the last 13 years, Tiafoe has a 215-144 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tiafoe will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Halle where he overcame Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open Tiafoe lost to 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 square off. The head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 6-0 on hard in major tournaments.
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 26-21 win-loss record in 2026, 8-8 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Tomas Martin has a 57-58 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 most significant result of this current year was winning the title in Rio de Janeiro where he defeated 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 clash against each other. 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.
Nevertheless, Daniil Medvedev may come up against Alex Michelsen. Their H2H record is 4-0 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 25-3 record in 2026, 20-2 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, the Spaniard has a 145-31 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 most significant result of this current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he overcame 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 downing Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This match would represent the 10th time that Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz clash against each other. The head to head is 6-3 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Daniil Medvedev may 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 49-13 record in 2026, 20-7 on hard. As for the last 14 years, the German has a 246-113 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 season was winning the tournament at the French Open where he defeated 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 match would represent the 23rd time that Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 14-8 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 6-4 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Daniil Medvedev could play Learner Tien. Their H2H is 3-1 for Learner Tien.
