Nick Kyrgios is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. The Australian has defeated Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-0, Federico Delbonis 6-2 6-2, Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 and Jannik Sinner w/o to reach the quarter where he will face Rafael Nadal.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Nick Kyrgios’s projected draw including the presumable opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Kyrgios has a weak record (5-8) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Sebastian Baez (60) – 6-4 6-0
R2 – Federico Delbonis (34) – 6-2 6-2
R3 – Casper Ruud (8) – 6-4 6-4
R4 – Jannik Sinner (10) – w/o
1/4 – Rafael Nadal (4) – H2H 3-5
1/2 – Cameron Norrie (12) – H2H 1-2
or Carlos Alcaraz (19) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Andrey Rublev (7) – H2H 1-1
or Taylor Harry Fritz (20) – H2H 0-0
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1/4 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-3 for Rafael Nadal

39 - 8win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 39-8 23-3 10-2 1-3 5-0 0-0
2021 24-5 5-2 19-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 27-7 13-3 9-1 5-3 0-0 0-0
2019 58-7 21-2 21-3 11-1 5-1 0-0
2018 45-4 14-2 26-1 0-0 5-1 0-0
2017 68-12 38-8 24-1 3-2 3-1 0-0
2016 39-14 18-10 21-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2015 61-20 20-9 26-6 10-3 5-2 0-0

Rafael Nadal has a 18-0 record in 2022, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 20 years, Nadal has a 436-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Nadal 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 tournament in Melbourne where he beat Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(6) 6-3, at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5, and in Acapulco where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open

Rafael didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Nick Kyrgios vs. Rafael Nadal

This contest would be 9th time that Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal square off. The head to head is 5-3 for Nadal (see full H2H stats

), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Cameron Norrie’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Cameron Norrie

49 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
14
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 49-26 26-11 11-5 6-7 6-3 0-0
2021 56-25 25-11 16-5 9-7 6-2 0-0
2020 14-15 9-8 1-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 31-28 19-13 7-9 3-3 2-3 0-0
2018 32-31 20-15 7-7 3-5 2-4 0-0
2017 38-16 32-8 0-0 4-3 2-5 0-0
2016 32-11 27-7 0-0 5-4 0-0 0-0
2015 14-6 7-0 0-0 5-3 2-3 0-0

Cameron Norrie has a 13-6 record in 2022, 11-5 on hard. In connection to the previous 10 years, Cameron has a 185-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Norrie won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was winning the competition in Delray Beach where he overcame Reilly Opelka in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(4).

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Brit won the event after besting Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-4 6-1.

H2H Nick Kyrgios vs. Cameron Norrie

This match would represent the 4th time that Nick Kyrgios and Cameron Norrie fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Norrie (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Nick Kyrgios could square off with Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

51 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0
2016 38-33 6-7 12-14 19-10 1-2 0-0
2015 28-24 6-5 12-10 9-7 1-1 0-1

Andrey Rublev has a 17-2 win-loss record in 2022, 10-1 on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, Rublev has a 133-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title in Marseille where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-5 7-6(4), and in Dubai where he beat Jiri Vesely in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Andrey was defeated by Tommy Paul in the 3rd round 6-4 3-6 7-5.

H2H Nick Kyrgios vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 3rd time that Nick Kyrgios and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Rublev on hard in major tournaments.

However, Nick Kyrgios could compete against Taylor Harry Fritz. Their head to head is 0-0.