Steve Johnson is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Seoul. Steve has defeated Ji Sung Nam 7-63 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Radu Albot.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Steve Johnson’s projected draw including the likely opponents in Korea Open. Steve has a weak record (2-4) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Ji Sung Nam (590) – 7-63 6-4
R2 – Radu Albot (91) – H2H 1-2
1/4 – Denis Shapovalov (24) – H2H 0-1
or Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (59) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Cameron Norrie (8) – H2H 0-1
or Jenson Brooksby (46) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Casper Ruud (2) – H2H 1-0
or Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 2-4
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Draw

R2 – Radu Albot’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Radu Albot

40 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
103
High
39
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 40-30 25-14 4-6 3-5 8-5 0-0
2021 22-27 4-9 2-8 13-6 3-4 0-0
2020 9-18 0-8 2-4 7-6 0-0 0-0
2019 35-26 20-12 7-6 7-5 1-3 0-0
2018 30-34 18-17 5-12 5-3 2-2 0-0
2017 38-33 22-15 10-11 3-5 3-2 0-0
2016 52-32 15-10 24-10 9-11 4-1 0-0
2015 46-32 20-13 21-12 5-6 0-1 0-0

Radu Albot has a 35-25 win-loss record in 2022, 20-10 on hard. Regarding the previous 16 years, the Moldovan has a 237-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Albot will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Albot’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final the Istanbul Challenger.

H2H Steve Johnson vs. Radu Albot

This contest would be 4th time that Steve Johnson and Radu Albot face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Albot (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov

34 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
18
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 34-26 22-12 4-4 7-6 1-4 0-0
2021 30-23 11-11 7-6 4-3 8-3 0-0
2020 17-15 8-6 5-2 4-7 0-0 0-0
2019 38-28 20-11 4-6 14-8 0-3 0-0
2018 35-28 18-13 8-6 7-5 2-4 0-0
2017 47-26 24-9 0-4 17-9 6-4 0-0
2016 47-17 14-8 28-6 5-3 0-0 0-0
2015 15-6 1-3 11-2 3-1 0-0 0-0

Denis Shapovalov has a 21-19 record in 2022, 16-10 on hard. As for the previous 8 years, the Canadian has a 112-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Canadian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The Canadian’s best achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Dubai.

H2H Steve Johnson vs. Denis Shapovalov

This would be the 2nd time that Steve Johnson and Denis Shapovalov play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Steve Johnson may play Jaume Antoni Munar Clar. Their head to head is 1-1.

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

Head to head 1-0 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 45-23 win-loss record in 2022, 25-11 on hard. In the previous 10 years, Norrie has a 199-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cameron won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was conquering the title in Delray Beach where he defeated Reilly Opelka in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(4), and in Lyon where he overcame Alex Molcan in the final 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1.

H2H Steve Johnson vs. Cameron Norrie

This contest would be 2nd time that Steve Johnson and Cameron Norrie square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Norrie (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Steve Johnson may compete against Jenson Brooksby. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Steve Johnson

51 - 22win/loss in 2025

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 46-16 win-loss record in 2022, 17-6 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Casper has a 72-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat Diego Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3, in Geneva where he overcame 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.

H2H Steve Johnson vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 2nd time that Steve Johnson and Casper Ruud fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Johnson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Steve Johnson may come up against Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 4-2 for Taylor Fritz.