HOUSTON DRAW. Emilio Gomez’s prediction with Giron next. H2H and rankings

Houston draw - Emilio Gomez. See the draw preview and prediction with Marcos Giron, Tomas Machac, Tommy Paul, Brandon Nakashima, Frances Tiafoe in the US Men's Clay Court Championship.

Emilio Gomez Stats info

Emilio Gomez is about to kick off his campaign in the draw in Houston.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Emilio Gomez’s projected draw together withhispresumable opponents in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. Emilio has a weak record (1-7) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Marcos Giron (69) – H2H 0-2
R2 – Tomas Machac (138) – H2H 0-0
or Jack Sock (166) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Tommy Paul (18) – H2H 1-2
or Yosuke Watanuki (107) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Brandon Nakashima (44) – H2H 0-0
or Tomas Martin Etcheverry (73) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Frances Tiafoe (15) – H2H 0-3
or John Isner (46) – H2H 0-1
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R1 – Marcos Giron’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Marcos Giron

32 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
60
High
37
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 32-30 17-15 7-6 5-5 3-4 0-0
2022 23-31 11-13 3-9 6-5 3-4 0-0
2021 33-24 12-10 5-5 11-6 5-3 0-0
2020 23-15 12-8 1-2 10-5 0-0 0-0
2019 49-26 29-12 5-6 10-5 5-3 0-0
2018 29-26 25-21 0-0 4-5 0-0 0-0
2017 41-27 36-19 4-3 1-5 0-0 0-0
2016 17-7 12-3 0-0 5-4 0-0 0-0

Marcos Giron has a 8-8 win-loss record in 2023, but he has not played until now on clay. Giron won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Giron surrendered to Frances Tiafoe in the 1st round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Emilio Gomez vs. Marcos Giron

This contest would be 3rd time that Emilio Gomez and Marcos Giron face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Giron (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

R2 – Tomas Machac’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

52 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
78
High
25
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 52-27 15-10 16-11 18-5 3-1 0-0
2022 47-19 24-6 5-2 18-10 0-0 0-1
2021 28-19 5-4 5-4 12-6 2-3 4-2
2020 27-12 0-0 12-6 15-5 0-0 0-1
2019 34-20 6-2 18-9 6-6 0-0 4-3
2018 31-8 0-0 12-6 11-1 0-0 8-1
2017 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

Tomas Machac has a 11-8 record in 2023, 3-0 on clay. Talking about the last 7 years, Tomas has a 55-27 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tomas won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Machac didn’t play in this event.

H2H Emilio Gomez vs. Tomas Machac

There is no head to head record between Emilio Gomez and Tomas Machac since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Emilio Gomez could play Jack Sock. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Jack Sock.

1/4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Tommy Paul

46 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
11
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 16-6 record in 2023, but he has not competed yet on clay. Tommy won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Paul’s best result of this year was getting to the final Acapulco.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Paul lost to Nick Kyrgios in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2.

H2H Emilio Gomez vs. Tommy Paul

This contest would be 4th time that Emilio Gomez and Tommy Paul play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Paul (see full H2H stats), but Gomez has a winning record of 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Emilio Gomez could play Yosuke Watanuki. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Brandon Nakashima’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

21 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
134
High
35
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 21-26 9-15 3-4 8-3 1-4 0-0
2022 41-26 17-13 5-5 9-4 10-4 0-0
2021 45-25 17-10 4-7 20-5 4-3 0-0
2020 28-14 19-6 4-4 5-3 0-0 0-1
2019 18-9 11-6 0-0 7-3 0-0 0-0
2018 9-5 9-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

Brandon Nakashima has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2023, but he has not played yet on clay.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Nakashima didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Emilio Gomez vs. Brandon Nakashima

There is no head to head record between Emilio Gomez and Brandon Nakashima since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Possibly, Emilio Gomez may take on Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Frances Tiafoe

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 15-5 record in 2023, but he has not competed as yet on clay. Tiafoe won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Australia where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-2 0-0 ret..

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Tiafoe surrendered to John Isner in the quarter 6-4 2-6 6-3.

H2H Emilio Gomez vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 4th time that Emilio Gomez and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Possibly, Emilio Gomez may compete against John Isner. Their head to head record is 1-0 for John Isner.