[UPDATED R4]. Prediction, H2H of Karen Khachanov’s draw vs Carreno-Busta, Medvedev, Ruud, Nadal to win the U.S. Open

U.S. Open draw preview with H2H - Karen Khachanov may need to defeat Pablo Carreno-Busta, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal to conquer the competition in the U.S. Open.

Karen Khachanov Stats info

Karen Khachanov is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The Russian has defeated Denis Kudla 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2, Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4 and Jack Draper 6-3 4-6 6-5 ret. to reach the 4th round where he will face Pablo Carreno-Busta.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karen Khachanov’s projected draw and the likely opposition at the U.S. Open. The Russian has a negative record (6-14) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Denis Kudla (96) – 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
R2 – Thiago Moura Monteiro (67) – 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4
R3 – Jack Draper (53) – 6-3 4-6 6-5 ret.
R4 – Pablo Carreno-Busta (15) – H2H 5-3
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (1) – H2H 1-2
or Nick Kyrgios (25) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Casper Ruud (7) – H2H 0-1
or Matteo Berrettini (14) – H2H 0-4
Fin – Rafael Nadal (3) – H2H 0-8
or Carlos Alcaraz (4) – H2H 0-2
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R4 – Pablo Carreno-Busta’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-3 for Karen Khachanov

37 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 37-25 19-8 11-9 5-5 2-3 0-0
2021 38-18 14-8 17-4 5-4 2-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-5 4-2 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-22 20-7 7-9 7-4 2-2 0-0
2018 31-22 17-9 14-10 0-2 0-1 0-0
2017 36-26 14-10 20-9 2-7 0-0 0-0
2016 41-26 13-10 20-12 8-2 0-2 0-0
2015 37-31 6-7 29-18 2-4 0-2 0-0

Pablo Carreno-Busta has a 31-18 win-loss record in 2022, 18-6 on hard. In the last 14 years, Pablo has a 163-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was conquering the title in Montreal where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 3-6 6-3 6-3.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Spaniard was overcome by Maxime Cressy in the 1st round 5-7 4-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(7).

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta

This contest would be 9th time that Karen Khachanov and Pablo Carreno-Busta square off. The head to head is 5-3 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Daniil Medvedev

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 37-12 record in 2022, 26-7 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Medvedev has a 181-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this season was conquering the competition in Los Cabos where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 7-5 6-0.

Last year at the U.S. Open Medvedev won the tournament after ousting Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-4.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 4th time that Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Karen Khachanov could take on Nick Kyrgios. Their H2H is 1-1.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

51 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0
2015 13-7 0-1 6-2 7-4 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 41-15 record in 2022, 14-5 on hard. In the course of the last 8 years, Ruud has a 69-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this season was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he defeated Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3, in Geneva where he defeated Joao Sousa in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1), and in Gstaad where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Norwegian was defeated by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 2nd time that Karen Khachanov and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Karen Khachanov may face Matteo Berrettini. Their head to head is 4-0 for Matteo Berrettini.

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-0 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 38-4 win-loss record in 2022, 23-2 on hard. In connection to the last 20 years, the Spaniard has a 441-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rafael won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament in Melbourne where he defeated 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, in Acapulco where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the French Open where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 6-3 6-0.

Last year at the U.S. Open Nadal didn’t play in this event.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Rafael Nadal

This match would represent the 9th time that Karen Khachanov and Rafael Nadal fight against each other. The head to head is 8-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Karen Khachanov may square off with Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.