[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Frances Tiafoe’s draw vs Cuevas, Isner, Harry Fritz, Opelka to win Houston

Houston draw preview with H2H - Frances Tiafoe may need to defeat Pablo Cuevas, John Isner, Taylor Harry Fritz, Reilly Opelka to conquer the title in the US Men's Clay Court Championship.

Frances Tiafoe Stats info

Frances Tiafoe is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Houston. Tiafoe has defeated Marcos Giron 6-4 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Pablo Cuevas.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw alongside with the presumable opposition in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. Francis has a negative record (2-7) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Marcos Giron (53) – 6-4 6-4
R2 – Pablo Cuevas (105) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – John Isner (27) – H2H 0-2
or Steve Johnson (108) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Taylor Harry Fritz (13) – H2H 1-3
or Cristian Garin (29) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Reilly Opelka (18) – H2H 1-1
or Nick Kyrgios (94) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Pablo Cuevas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Pablo Cuevas

15 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
269
High
19
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 15-12 1-2 14-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 22-18 5-4 17-12 0-0 0-2 0-0
2020 12-17 1-7 10-8 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 41-26 7-7 32-14 1-3 1-2 0-0
2018 25-22 6-3 19-18 0-0 0-1 0-0
2017 25-21 4-8 19-10 2-3 0-0 0-0
2016 34-23 7-10 21-8 2-3 4-2 0-0
2015 32-27 5-10 23-11 3-3 1-3 0-0

Pablo Cuevas has a 5-5 record in 2022, 4-3 on clay. Regarding the last 18 years, the Uruguayan has a 443-232 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Uruguayan won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Cuevas’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal the Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2 Challenger.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Pablo Cuevas

This contest would be 2nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Pablo Cuevas fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cuevas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

1/4 – John Isner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for John Isner

23 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
41
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 23-17 9-9 7-4 3-2 4-2 0-0
2021 23-13 18-7 5-2 0-3 0-1 0-0
2020 10-10 9-8 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 30-18 22-14 0-0 3-3 5-1 0-0
2018 34-24 16-9 8-5 5-9 5-1 0-0
2017 39-23 20-12 7-4 6-4 6-3 0-0
2016 33-21 16-11 5-5 7-3 5-2 0-0
2015 45-25 26-10 10-6 5-6 4-3 0-0

John Isner has a 6-8 win-loss record in 2022, but he has not played as yet on clay. John won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best achievement of the current year was getting to the semifinal Dallas.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. John Isner

This would be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and John Isner square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Isner (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Frances Tiafoe could square off with Steve Johnson. Their H2H is 2-0 for Steve Johnson.

1/2 – Taylor Harry Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Taylor Harry Fritz

46 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
9
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0
2016 35-29 26-16 1-4 7-5 1-4 0-0
2015 27-11 19-7 3-1 4-2 1-1 0-0

Taylor Harry Fritz has a 16-5 record in 2022, but he has not competed until now on clay. Fritz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was conquering the tournament in Indian Wells where he overcame Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Taylor Harry Fritz

This contest would be 5th time that Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Harry Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Frances Tiafoe may take on Cristian Garin. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Reilly Opelka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

21 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
38
High
17
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 21-15 10-7 6-5 4-0 1-3 0-0
2021 21-23 14-11 6-4 1-6 0-2 0-0
2020 12-8 8-4 0-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 19-12 5-7 12-4 2-2 0-0
2018 38-19 16-13 12-5 9-0 1-1 0-0
2017 20-26 9-11 5-5 3-5 3-5 0-0
2016 27-18 11-10 10-6 6-1 0-1 0-0
2015 13-13 4-6 8-5 1-2 0-0 0-0

Reilly Opelka has a 14-6 record in 2022, 1-0 on clay. Regarding the last 9 years, the American has a 56-40 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Opelka won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the competition in Dallas where he overcame Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-6(5) 7-6(3).

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Reilly Opelka

This would be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Reilly Opelka face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Tiafoe and Opelka (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Frances Tiafoe may square off with Nick Kyrgios. Their H2H is 0-0.