[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Max Purcell’s draw vs Ruud, Tiafoe, Alcaraz, Tsitsipas, Djokovic to win the Cincinnati

Cincinnati draw preview with H2H - Max Purcell may need to defeat Casper Ruud, Frances Tiafoe, Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic to conquer the tournament in the Western & Southern Open.

Max Purcell Stats info

Max Purcell is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Max has defeated Lloyd Harris 6-4 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Casper Ruud.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Max Purcell’s projected draw withhisplausible opposition in Western & Southern Open. The Australian has a unfavourable record (0-1) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Lloyd Harris (182) – 6-4 6-4
R2 – Casper Ruud (7) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (10) – H2H 0-0
or Stan Wawrinka (51) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-0
or Tommy Paul (13) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 0-0
or Borna Coric (16) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – 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 29-16 win-loss record in 2023, 6-7 on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Casper has a 79-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in Estoril where he beat Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

Last year in Western & Southern Open Ruud lost to Ben Shelton in the 2nd round 6-3 6-3.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 2nd time that Max Purcell and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

40 - 21win/loss in 2024

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 33-13 win-loss record in 2023, 17-6 on hard. Regarding the last 10 years, Francis has a 154-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tiafoe won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament in Australia where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-2 0-0 ret., in Houston where he defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(6), and in Stuttgart where he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(8).

Last year in Western & Southern Open the American capitulated to Sebastian Korda in the 2nd round 4-6 6-1 6-4.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Frances Tiafoe

There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Frances Tiafoe since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Max Purcell could fight against Stan Wawrinka. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – 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 50-5 win-loss record in 2023, 13-2 on hard. As for the previous 6 years, Carlos has a 62-16 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in Madrid where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in London where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the Wimbledon where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Carlos capitulated to Cameron Norrie in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Max Purcell could come up against Tommy Paul. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

51 - 24win/loss in 2024

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 39-14 record in 2023, 15-4 on hard. In the previous 9 years, the Greek has a 164-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was conquering the tournament in Los Cabos where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Tsitsipas lost to Borna Coric in the final 7-6(0) 6-2.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

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

Possibly, Max Purcell could face Borna Coric. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

56 - 7win/loss in 2024

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 33-5 win-loss record in 2023, 15-1 on hard. As for the last 20 years, Djokovic has a 514-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, at the Australian Open where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5), and at the French Open where he defeated Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Novak didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Novak Djokovic

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

Notwithstanding, Max Purcell may square off with Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 0-0.