[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Yosuke Watanuki’s draw vs Tiafoe, Evans, Auger-Aliassime, Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Alcaraz to win the Miami

Miami draw preview with H2H - Yosuke Watanuki may need to defeat Frances Tiafoe, Daniel Evans, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the tournament in the Miami Open.

Yosuke Watanuki Stats info

Yosuke Watanuki is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Miami. Watanuki has defeated Benoit Paire 6-4 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Frances Tiafoe.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yosuke Watanuki’s projected draw together withhisplausible opponents in Miami Open. The Japanese has a unfavourable record (0-1) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Benoit Paire (170) – 6-4 7-5
R2 – Frances Tiafoe (14) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Daniel Evans (29) – H2H 0-0
or Lorenzo Sonego (59) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (6) – H2H 0-0
or Francisco Cerundolo (31) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) – H2H 0-0
or Karen Khachanov (16) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 0-1
or Hubert Hurkacz (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

40 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
16
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0
2016 47-28 30-15 10-6 4-4 3-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 14-4 win-loss record in 2023, 13-3 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Tiafoe has a 150-102 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-2 0-0 ret..

Last year in Miami Open Francis surrendered to Francisco Cerundolo in the 4th round 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-2.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Frances Tiafoe

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Frances Tiafoe since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R3 – Daniel Evans’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 3-8 record in 2023, 3-7 on hard. As for the last 17 years, the Brit has a 236-132 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniel needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 10 matches.

Last year in Miami Open Daniel was overcome by Yoshihito Nishioka in the 2nd round 3-6 6-4 6-3.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Daniel Evans

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Daniel Evans since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Yosuke Watanuki could square off with Lorenzo Sonego. Their H2H is 1-0 for Lorenzo Sonego.

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

Head to head record 0-0

23 - 19win/loss in 2025

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 11-6 record in 2023, 9-5 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, the Canadian has a 97-65 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Canadian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Canadian’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Doha.

Last year in Miami Open the Canadian was defeated by Miomir Kecmanovic in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Felix Auger-Aliassime since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Yosuke Watanuki could square off with Francisco Cerundolo. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – 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 13-3 record in 2023, 10-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Tsitsipas has a 159-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Greek’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Miami Open the Greek lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 4th round 7-5 6-3.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Stefanos Tsitsipas since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Yosuke Watanuki could square off with Karen Khachanov. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev

66 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0
2016 69-27 15-6 13-7 23-8 9-3 9-3

Daniil Medvedev has a 24-3 record in 2023, 19-3 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Medvedev has a 200-65 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was winning the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, in Doha where he defeated Andy Murray in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Dubai where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year in Miami Open Medvedev capitulated to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter 7-6(7) 6-3.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Yosuke Watanuki could square off with Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

65 - 12win/loss in 2025

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 15-1 win-loss record in 2023, 7-0 on hard. In the course of the previous 6 years, Carlos has a 56-14 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the competition in Buenos Aires where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, and in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Miami Open Alcaraz won the tournament after beating Casper Ruud 7-5 6-4.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Carlos Alcaraz

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

Nonetheless, Yosuke Watanuki may fight against Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 0-0.