[UPDATED R4]. Prediction, H2H of Frances Tiafoe’s draw vs Nadal, Norrie, Alcaraz, Ruud to win the U.S. Open

U.S. Open draw preview with H2H - Frances Tiafoe may need to best Rafael Nadal, Cameron Norrie, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud to conquer the title in the U.S. Open.

Frances Tiafoe Stats info

Frances Tiafoe is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Francis has defeated Marcos Giron 7-60 6-4 6-3, Jason Murray Kubler 7-63 7-5 7-62 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-67 6-4 6-4 to reach the 4th round where he will face Rafael Nadal.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw including the projected opposition at the U.S. Open. Tiafoe has a unfavourable record (1-3) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Marcos Giron (56) – 7-60 6-4 6-3
R2 – Jason Murray Kubler (109) – 7-63 7-5 7-62
R3 – Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (16) – 7-67 6-4 6-4
R4 – Rafael Nadal (3) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Cameron Norrie (9) – H2H 0-1
or Andrey Rublev (11) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (4) – H2H 1-0
or Jannik Sinner (13) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Casper Ruud (7) – H2H 0-0
or Matteo Berrettini (14) – H2H 1-1
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R4 – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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. During the last 20 years, Rafael has a 441-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rafael won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current season was winning the competition in Melbourne where he overcame 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 overcame 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 at the U.S. Open the Spaniard didn’t play in this event.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Rafael Nadal

This contest would be 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Rafael Nadal square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Cameron Norrie’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Cameron Norrie

49 - 26win/loss in 2024

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 44-19 record in 2022, 25-10 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Norrie has a 199-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Brit won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the competition in Delray Beach where he defeated Reilly Opelka in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(4), and in Lyon where he defeated Alex Molcan in the final 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Brit lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 1st round 6-4 6-4 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Cameron Norrie

This contest would be 2nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Cameron Norrie play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Norrie (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe may come up against Andrey Rublev. Their H2H is 1-1.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

57 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 47-9 win-loss record in 2022, 17-4 on hard. Regarding the previous 4 years, Carlos has a 45-14 record on hard. Carlos won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Rio de Janeiro where he overcame Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 6-4 6-2, in Miami where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 7-5 6-4, in Barcelona where he beat Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final 6-3 6-2, and in Madrid where he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Spaniard reached the quarter in 2021 in Us Open before retiring against Felix Auger Aliassime when he was 6-3 3-1 ret..

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe could square off with Jannik Sinner. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Jannik Sinner.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 42-15 win-loss record in 2022, 15-5 on hard. As for the previous 8 years, Casper has a 70-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Buenos Aires where he beat 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 defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2.

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

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Anyhow, Frances Tiafoe may take on Matteo Berrettini. Their H2H record is 1-1.