AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW. Max Purcell’s prediction with Ruusuvuori next. H2H and rankings

Australian Open draw - Max Purcell. See the draw preview and prediction with Emil Ruusuvuori, Andrey Rublev, Daniel Evans, Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open.

Max Purcell Stats info

Max Purcell is about to commence his bid in the draw at the Australian Open. In the previous edition of this tournament, he defeated Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 6-2.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Max Purcell’s projected draw together withhisplausible opponents at the Australian Open. Max has a losing record (0-5) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Emil Ruusuvuori (46) – H2H 0-1
R2 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-2
R3 – Daniel Evans (30) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Holger Rune (10) – H2H 0-0
or Albert Ramos-Vinolas (37) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 0-0
or Pablo Carreno-Busta (15) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Casper Ruud (3) – H2H 0-1
or Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Rafael Nadal (2) – H2H 0-0
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Emil Ruusuvuori’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Emil Ruusuvuori

31 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
69
High
37
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 31-30 13-11 6-7 9-8 3-4 0-0
2022 41-32 15-12 10-9 10-7 6-4 0-0
2021 30-26 21-12 1-5 6-6 2-3 0-0
2020 27-15 11-5 0-2 16-8 0-0 0-0
2019 56-18 23-5 8-9 24-2 0-1 1-1
2018 50-24 23-10 11-7 16-7 0-0 0-0
2017 18-6 5-1 2-2 11-2 0-0 0-1
2016 5-4 0-0 3-3 2-1 0-0 0-0

Emil Ruusuvuori has a 0-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 10 years, the Finn has a 98-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Finn lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 1st round 6-4 0-6 3-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

This would be the 2nd time that Max Purcell and Emil Ruusuvuori face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruusuvuori (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Andrey Rublev

56 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0
2016 38-33 6-7 12-14 19-10 1-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Rublev has a 143-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Rublev surrendered to Marin Cilic in the 3rd round 7-5 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Andrey Rublev

This match would represent the 3rd time that Max Purcell and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Daniel Evans’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Daniel Evans

19 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
38
High
21
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 19-27 11-15 5-7 2-2 1-3 0-0
2022 35-27 19-13 4-7 6-4 6-3 0-0
2021 27-24 12-11 6-6 3-4 6-3 0-0
2020 19-14 11-6 0-3 8-5 0-0 0-0
2019 55-30 31-17 3-4 7-6 14-3 0-0
2018 31-13 13-7 0-0 7-2 11-4 0-0
2017 15-13 9-5 3-6 1-1 2-1 0-0
2016 39-22 17-10 0-0 12-7 5-5 5-0

Daniel Evans has a 2-3 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the last 17 years, the Brit has a 235-128 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Daniel was overcome by Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 3rd round 6-4 6-1 6-1.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Daniel Evans

This contest would be 2nd time that Max Purcell and Daniel Evans square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Evans (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

44 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
4
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 6 years, the Dane has a 21-21 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Holger surrendered to Soon-Woo Kwon in the 1st round 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Max Purcell may fight against Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 6-0 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the last 20 years, the Serbian has a 505-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

Last year at the Australian Open the Serbian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Yet, Max Purcell may play Pablo Carreno-Busta. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

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 2-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, the Norwegian has a 75-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Norwegian didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Casper Ruud

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

On the other hand, Max Purcell could compete against Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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. In the previous 21 years, the Spaniard has a 442-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

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

H2H Max Purcell vs. Rafael Nadal

There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Rafael Nadal since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Max Purcell could square off with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 0-0.