AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW. Alexei Popyrin’s prediction with Tseng next. H2H and rankings

Australian Open draw - Alexei Popyrin. See the draw preview and prediction with Chun Hsin Tseng, Taylor Fritz, Miomir Kecmanovic, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open.

Alexei Popyrin Stats info

Alexei Popyrin is about to begin his run in the draw at the Australian Open.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw withhisplausible opponents at the Australian Open. Alexei has a negative record (2-9) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Chun Hsin Tseng (115) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 0-1
or Nikoloz Basilashvili (90) – H2H 1-1
R3 – Miomir Kecmanovic (27) – H2H 1-3
or Ben Shelton (89) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Alexander Zverev (13) – H2H 0-2
or Diego Schwartzman (26) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Casper Ruud (3) – H2H 0-0
or Matteo Berrettini (14) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 0-1
or Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Rafael Nadal (2) – H2H 0-2
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 1-0
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R1 – Chun Hsin Tseng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin

21 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
298
High
83
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 21-25 9-8 12-15 0-1 0-1 0-0
2022 39-27 11-12 28-11 0-3 0-1 0-0
2021 39-25 9-8 30-15 0-2 0-0 0-0
2020 22-13 7-5 4-4 11-4 0-0 0-0
2019 38-29 21-13 12-11 4-3 0-1 1-1
2018 24-8 21-5 1-1 2-1 0-0 0-1
2017 2-3 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
2016 5-3 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Chun Hsin Tseng has a 0-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Chun has a 76-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Chun was defeated by Oscar Otte in the 1st round 6-4 6-3 6-2.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Chun Hsin Tseng

This contest would be 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Chun Hsin Tseng play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Taylor Fritz

54 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
4
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
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

Taylor Fritz has a 4-1 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. During the previous 10 years, Taylor has a 182-101 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His most significant achievement of the year was winning the competition in Australia where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-6(4) 7-6(6).

Last year at the Australian Open Fritz was overcome by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 4th round 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Taylor Fritz

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

Notwithstanding, Alexei Popyrin may fight against Nikoloz Basilashvili. Their H2H is 1-1.

R3 – Miomir Kecmanovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Miomir Kecmanovic

28 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
54
High
27
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 28-31 11-13 9-9 6-5 2-4 0-0
2022 40-26 21-11 15-8 2-4 2-3 0-0
2021 17-27 6-11 5-8 5-6 1-2 0-0
2020 18-13 7-6 5-2 6-5 0-0 0-0
2019 40-33 24-15 5-6 4-7 7-5 0-0
2018 43-26 27-14 11-9 5-2 0-1 0-0
2017 56-21 9-6 47-15 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 18-10 6-3 12-7 0-0 0-0 0-0

Miomir Kecmanovic has a 3-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Kecmanovic has a 108-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Kecmanovic lost to Gael Monfils in the 4th round 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Miomir Kecmanovic

This would be the 5th time that Alexei Popyrin and Miomir Kecmanovic face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Kecmanovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Alexei Popyrin could square off with Ben Shelton. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Alexander Zverev

55 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
7
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0
2016 44-24 12-9 13-7 13-6 6-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 0-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the last 11 years, Alexander has a 151-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the German lost to Denis Shapovalov in the 4th round 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Alexei Popyrin could come up against Diego Schwartzman. Their H2H is 2-0 for Diego Schwartzman.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
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

Casper Ruud has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 9 years, Casper has a 74-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Casper didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Casper Ruud

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

Alternatively, Alexei Popyrin may fight against Matteo Berrettini. Their H2H is 2-0 for Matteo Berrettini.

1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0
2016 65-9 39-4 16-2 8-2 2-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 5-0 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. As for the previous 20 years, Novak has a 504-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His most significant achievement of this season was winning the tournament in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open Djokovic didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic

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

On the other hand, Alexei Popyrin may fight against Andrey Rublev. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Rafael Nadal

1 - 3win/loss in 2025

Rank
670
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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

Rafael Nadal has a 1-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 21 years, Nadal has a 442-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Nadal conquered the tournament after defeating Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Rafael Nadal

This would be the 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Rafael Nadal fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Alexei Popyrin could come up against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.