[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Ben Shelton’s draw vs Paul, Djokovic, Tsitsipas to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Ben Shelton may need to best Tommy Paul, Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas to conquer the title in the Australian Open.

Ben Shelton Stats info

Ben Shelton is 3 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Ben has defeated Zhizhen Zhang 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-64, Nicolas Jarry 7-63 7-63 7-5, Alexei Popyrin 6-3 7-64 6-4 and Jeff Wolf 6-75 6-2 6-74 7-64 6-2 to reach the quarter where he will face Tommy Paul.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw together withhispresumable opponents at the Australian Open. Shelton has no record against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Zhizhen Zhang (96) – 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-64
R2 – Nicolas Jarry (154) – 7-63 7-63 7-5
R3 – Alexei Popyrin (113) – 6-3 7-64 6-4
R4 – Jeff Wolf (67) – 6-75 6-2 6-74 7-64 6-2
1/4 – Tommy Paul (35) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 0-0
or Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 0-0
or Karen Khachanov (20) – H2H 0-0
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1/4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

46 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
12
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0
2017 48-24 27-12 18-8 3-4 0-0 0-0
2016 28-28 9-14 18-9 1-4 0-1 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. As for the last 9 years, Tommy has a 151-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the American lost to Miomir Kecmanovic in the 2nd round 7-6(7) 7-5 7-6(8).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Tommy Paul

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

1/2 – 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 9-0 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. As for the previous 20 years, Djokovic has a 508-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His most significant result of this current season was conquering the competition 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 play in this tournament.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Novak Djokovic

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

Possibly, Ben Shelton could fight against Andrey Rublev. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

51 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0
2016 49-18 16-7 30-6 1-3 0-0 2-2

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 9-0 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 9 years, Stefanos has a 158-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Stefanos’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open the Greek lost to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Stefanos Tsitsipas since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Ben Shelton could square off with Karen Khachanov. Their head to head is 0-0.