[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Alexei Popyrin’s draw vs Hurkacz, Paul, Auger-Aliassime, Alcaraz, Fritz, Ruud to win the Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Alexei Popyrin may need to topple Hubert Hurkacz, Tommy Paul, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud to conquer the tournament in the BNP Paribas Open.

Alexei Popyrin Stats info

Alexei Popyrin is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. The Australian has defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-4 5-7 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Hubert Hurkacz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition in BNP Paribas Open. The Australian has a unfavourable record (3-5) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Zhizhen Zhang (93) – 6-4 5-7 6-1
R2 – Hubert Hurkacz (11) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Tommy Paul (19) – H2H 1-2
or Jan-Lennard Struff (134) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (10) – H2H 1-0
or Francisco Cerundolo (32) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-1
or Pablo Carreno-Busta (17) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Taylor Fritz (5) – H2H 1-1
or Holger Rune (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (6) – H2H 0-3
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R2 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Hubert Hurkacz

47 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
9
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 47-24 23-11 5-5 13-5 6-3 0-0
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2
2016 47-28 8-5 29-14 10-7 0-0 0-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 12-5 record in 2023, 7-4 on hard. In the previous 10 years, the Pole has a 153-73 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hurkacz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was winning the tournament in Marseille where he defeated Benjamin Bonzi in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Hurkacz lost to Andrey Rublev in the 4th round 7-6(5) 6-4.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Hubert Hurkacz

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

R3 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Tommy Paul

46 - 29win/loss in 2024

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 12-4 record in 2023, 11-4 on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, the American has a 157-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paul won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Paul’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the final Acapulco.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Paul lost to Alex De Minaur in the 3rd round 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Tommy Paul

This contest would be 4th time that Alexei Popyrin and Tommy Paul play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Paul (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Alexei Popyrin could compete against Jan-Lennard Struff. Their head to head is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.

R4 – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin

23 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 23-19 13-13 1-3 9-2 0-1 0-0
2022 60-27 14-9 11-7 31-7 4-4 0-0
2021 38-24 19-10 4-6 5-5 10-3 0-0
2020 23-19 8-8 1-3 14-8 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 17-11 13-9 0-2 8-3 0-0
2018 41-28 18-9 21-14 2-5 0-0 0-0
2017 53-20 7-7 36-8 10-4 0-0 0-1
2016 20-13 1-5 16-6 3-2 0-0 0-0

Felix Auger-Aliassime has a 8-5 record in 2023, 6-4 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Felix has a 94-64 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Auger-Aliassime won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Felix’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the semifinal Doha.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Felix was defeated by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-3.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime

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

Yet, Alexei Popyrin could compete against Francisco Cerundolo. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.

1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

65 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 8-1 record in 2023, but he has not played hitherto on hard.

His most significant result of the current year was winning the competition in Buenos Aires where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Alcaraz surrendered to Rafael Nadal in the semifinal 6-4 4-6 6-3.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Carlos Alcaraz

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

Nevertheless, Alexei Popyrin could come up against Pablo Carreno-Busta. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.

1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

54 - 24win/loss in 2024

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 14-4 record in 2023, 12-3 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the American has a 190-103 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was conquering the title in Australia where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-6(4) 7-6(6), and in Delray Beach where he overcame Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-0 5-7 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Taylor won the tournament after beating Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Taylor Fritz square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Popyrin and Fritz (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Alexei Popyrin may come up against Holger Rune. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 23win/loss in 2024

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 4-4 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Casper has a 77-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Norwegian lost to Nick Kyrgios in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4.

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 play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Alexei Popyrin could compete against Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head is 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev.