Casper Ruud is about to start his campaign in the draw at the Australian Open.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Casper Ruud’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition at the Australian Open. Ruud has a unfavourable record (7-10) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Tomas Machac (110) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Jenson Brooksby (39) – H2H 1-0
or Christopher O Connell (80) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (32) – H2H 1-1
or Tommy Paul (35) – H2H 3-1
R4 – Matteo Berrettini (14) – H2H 4-3
or Roberto Bautista Agut (25) – H2H 1-2
1/4 – Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 1-0
or Alexander Zverev (13) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 0-4
or Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 2-4
Fin – Rafael Nadal (2) – H2H 0-2
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 1-2
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Draw

R1 – Tomas Machac’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

52 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
78
High
20
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 52-27 15-10 16-11 18-5 3-1 0-0
2022 47-19 24-6 5-2 18-10 0-0 0-1
2021 28-19 5-4 5-4 12-6 2-3 4-2
2020 27-12 0-0 12-6 15-5 0-0 0-1
2019 34-20 6-2 18-9 6-6 0-0 4-3
2018 31-8 0-0 12-6 11-1 0-0 8-1
2017 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

Tomas Machac has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 3 years, Machac has a 31-12 record on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open the Czech surrendered to Maxime Cressy in the 2nd round 6-1 3-6 6-1 7-6(5).

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Tomas Machac

There is no head to head record between Casper Ruud and Tomas Machac since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R2 – Jenson Brooksby’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

5 - 2win/loss in 2025

Rank
297
High
33
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 5-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 27-23 16-10 2-4 6-5 3-4 0-0
2021 49-12 26-8 8-1 11-2 4-1 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 30-11 28-9 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 25-15 12-11 4-1 9-3 0-0 0-0
2017 14-12 8-7 6-4 0-1 0-0 0-0
2016 4-6 4-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

Jenson Brooksby has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. During the previous 3 years, Jenson has a 45-19 record on hard.

The American’s most significant result of this current season was reaching the semifinal Auckland.

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

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Jenson Brooksby

This would be the 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Jenson Brooksby square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Casper Ruud could square off with Christopher O Connell. Their head to head record is 0-0

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R3 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

32 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
14
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 32-28 18-11 9-8 3-6 2-3 0-0
2022 21-26 7-9 11-8 0-6 3-3 0-0
2021 30-25 4-6 16-7 9-10 1-2 0-0
2020 19-13 5-5 5-5 9-3 0-0 0-0
2019 49-28 19-8 27-14 0-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-25 19-7 23-13 0-1 1-1 2-3
2017 23-14 10-4 11-8 0-0 0-0 2-2
2016 22-13 20-11 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has a 2-1 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 8 years, Davidovich Fokina has a 86-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Davidovich Fokina lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 2nd round 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 7-6(4).

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

This match would represent the 3rd time that Casper Ruud and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Ruud and Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Casper Ruud could fight against Tommy Paul. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Casper Ruud.

R4 – Matteo Berrettini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Casper Ruud

14 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
92
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 14-12 9-10 2-0 0-0 3-2 0-0
2022 32-12 15-9 4-2 4-1 9-0 0-0
2021 41-12 14-5 13-4 3-2 11-1 0-0
2020 9-6 5-3 4-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 48-25 15-10 12-4 9-9 12-2 0-0
2018 44-28 17-12 14-8 9-4 4-4 0-0
2017 45-19 23-8 12-8 3-2 0-0 7-1
2016 17-10 0-0 12-4 0-4 0-0 5-2

Matteo Berrettini has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 10 years, Berrettini has a 124-61 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

Matteo’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open Berrettini lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinal 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Matteo Berrettini

This match would represent the 8th time that Casper Ruud and Matteo Berrettini fight against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but Berrettini leads 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Casper Ruud could come up against Roberto Bautista Agut. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Roberto Bautista Agut.

1/4 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

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

His most significant achievement of this 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 the American lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 4th round 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Taylor Fritz

This contest would be 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz play each other. 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.

Nevertheless, Casper Ruud may face Alexander Zverev. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Alexander Zverev.

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

Head to head 4-0 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 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 20 years, Novak has a 504-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His most significant achievement of this year 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 Novak didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 5th time that Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Casper Ruud could fight against Andrey Rublev. Their H2H is 4-2 for Andrey Rublev.

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

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

H2H Casper Ruud vs. Rafael Nadal

This would be the 3rd time that Casper Ruud and Rafael Nadal play 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.

Possibly, Casper Ruud could fight against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head is 2-1 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.