INDIAN WELLS DRAW. Taylor Fritz’s prediction with Shelton next. H2H and rankings

Indian Wells draw - Taylor Fritz. See the draw preview and prediction with Ben Shelton, Sebastian Baez, Alex De Minaur, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud in the BNP Paribas Open.

Taylor Fritz Stats info

Taylor Fritz is about to kick off his campaign in the draw in Indian Wells. In the previous edition of this tournament, he bested Kamil Majchrzak 6-1 6-1, Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-4 2-6 7-6(2), Alex De Minaur 3-6 6-4 7-6(5), Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1, Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-4 and Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6(5). The American won the BNP Paribas Open once in 2022.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Taylor Fritz’s projected draw andhisprojected opponents in BNP Paribas Open. The American has a negative record (4-5) with the likely opposition.

R1R1 – Bye
R2 – Ben Shelton (41) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Sebastian Baez (35) – H2H 1-0
or Rinky Hijikata (130) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Alex De Minaur (18) – H2H 3-4
or Borna Coric (20) – H2H 0-4
1/4 – Holger Rune (8) – H2H 0-0
or Jannik Sinner (13) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (10) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-1
or Daniil Medvedev (6) – H2H 0-1
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R2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
13
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 6-5 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. As for the previous 3 years, Shelton has a 29-17 record on hard. Shelton won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the American didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Ben Shelton

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

R3 – Sebastian Baez’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Taylor Fritz

33 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
28
High
18
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 33-27 9-7 22-13 1-5 1-2 0-0
2022 35-32 6-12 27-12 0-6 2-2 0-0
2021 56-16 2-1 52-12 2-2 0-1 0-0
2020 28-13 10-3 18-9 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 46-20 0-0 46-20 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 11-7 1-1 10-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 5-2 0-0 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 6-4 0-0 6-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sebastian Baez has a 8-6 record in 2023, 0-3 on hard. As for the last 4 years, Sebastian has a 18-19 record on hard. Sebastian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was conquering the tournament in Cordoba where he defeated Federico Coria in the final 6-1 3-6 6-3.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Sebastian lost to Nick Kyrgios in the 1st round 6-4 6-0.

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Sebastian Baez

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

Notwithstanding, Taylor Fritz may square off with Rinky Hijikata. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Alex De Minaur

46 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
12
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 46-26 26-12 4-5 10-6 6-3 0-0
2022 47-25 19-10 9-6 12-5 7-4 0-0
2021 25-25 10-10 4-5 3-7 8-3 0-0
2020 13-10 6-5 0-2 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 41-20 25-10 1-4 13-3 2-3 0-0
2018 51-30 24-13 9-9 5-4 13-4 0-0
2017 37-28 21-11 2-5 2-4 8-5 4-3
2016 52-20 21-9 20-7 4-3 0-0 7-1

Alex De Minaur has a 12-4 record in 2023, 9-2 on hard. In the last 9 years, De Minaur has a 135-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His best result of the season was winning the tournament in Acapulco where he beat Tommy Paul in the final 3-6 6-4 6-1.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Alex surrendered to Taylor Fritz in the 4th round 3-6 6-4 7-6(5).

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Alex De Minaur

This contest would be 8th time that Taylor Fritz and Alex De Minaur play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but Fritz has a winning record of 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Taylor Fritz could face Borna Coric. Their head to head record is 4-0 for Borna Coric.

1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

44 - 24win/loss in 2024

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 11-5 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on hard. In the last 6 years, Rune has a 26-23 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Dane’s most significant achievement of this year was reaching the semifinal Montpellier and Acapulco.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Holger lost to Matteo Berrettini in the 2nd round 6-3 4-6 6-4.

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

However, Taylor Fritz could compete against Jannik Sinner. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Taylor Fritz.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 win-loss record in 2023, but he has not played so far on hard.

His best achievement of the year was conquering the tournament in Buenos Aires where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5.

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

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Taylor Fritz and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Taylor Fritz may compete against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Taylor Fritz.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

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

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

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 2nd time that Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud square off. 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.

Notwithstanding, Taylor Fritz may play Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head is 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev.