Denis Shapovalov is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. The Canadian has defeated Grigor Dimitrov 7-64 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Tommy Paul.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Denis Shapovalov’s projected draw together with the likely opponents in Western & Southern Open. Shapovalov has a losing record (9-11) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Grigor Dimitrov (18) – 7-64 6-3
R2 – Tommy Paul (31) – H2H 0-2
R3 – Daniil Medvedev (1) – H2H 2-2
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 2-2
or Taylor Harry Fritz (13) – H2H 4-1
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) – H2H 3-1
or Hubert Hurkacz (10) – H2H 1-3
Fin – Rafael Nadal (3) – H2H 2-4
or Carlos Alcaraz (4) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Tommy Paul

39 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
32
High
12
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0
2017 48-24 27-12 18-8 3-4 0-0 0-0
2016 28-28 9-14 18-9 1-4 0-1 0-0
2015 50-24 15-10 31-11 4-3 0-0 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 29-20 win-loss record in 2022, 19-10 on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Tommy has a 144-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best achievement of the year was getting to the semifinal Delray Beach.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Tommy lost to Lorenzo Sonego in the 2nd round 7-6(9) 6-2.

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Tommy Paul

This would be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Tommy Paul clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

45 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0
2016 69-27 15-6 13-7 23-8 9-3 9-3
2015 53-26 23-10 17-8 7-6 0-0 6-2

Daniil Medvedev has a 32-11 win-loss record in 2022, 21-6 on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Medvedev has a 176-60 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament in Los Cabos where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 7-5 6-0.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Medvedev lost to Andrey Rublev in the semifinal 2-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 5th time that Denis Shapovalov and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-0 for Shapovalov on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

51 - 20win/loss in 2024

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 35-13 record in 2022, 14-5 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the Russian has a 137-72 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rublev won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Marseille where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-5 7-6(4), in Dubai where he defeated Jiri Vesely in the final 6-3 6-4, and in Belgrade where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Russian lost to Alexander Zverev in the final 6-2 6-3.

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Andrey Rublev

This would be the 5th time that Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-0 for Shapovalov on hard in major tournaments.

However, Denis Shapovalov may face Taylor Harry Fritz. Their H2H record is 4-1 for Denis Shapovalov.

1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Denis Shapovalov

61 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0
2016 49-18 16-7 30-6 1-3 0-0 2-2
2015 32-18 23-14 9-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 42-15 win-loss record in 2022, 12-6 on hard. In the last 8 years, Stefanos has a 143-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this season was winning the title in Carlo where he overcame Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 6-3 7-6(3), and in Mallorca where he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the final 6-4 3-6 7-6(2).

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Greek was defeated by Alexander Zverev in the semifinal 6-4 3-6 7-6(4).

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This contest would be 5th time that Denis Shapovalov and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Denis Shapovalov may fight against Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head is 3-1 for Hubert Hurkacz.

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Rafael Nadal

39 - 8win/loss in 2024

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 35-3 win-loss record in 2022, 20-1 on hard. In the course of the last 20 years, Rafael has a 438-107 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 result of this season was winning the title in Melbourne where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(6) 6-3, at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5, in Acapulco where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the French Open where he defeated Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 6-3 6-0.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Rafael didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Rafael Nadal

This would be the 7th time that Denis Shapovalov and Rafael Nadal clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Denis Shapovalov could fight against Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H is 0-0.