Carlos Alcaraz is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Carlos has defeated Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Tommy Paul.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Carlos Alcaraz’s projected draw andhisprojected opponents in Western & Southern Open. The Spaniard has a winning record (8-3) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Jordan Thompson (55) – 7-5 4-6 6-3
R3 – Tommy Paul (13) – H2H 1-2
1/4 – Stan Wawrinka (51) – H2H 0-0
or Max Purcell (70) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 5-0
or Hubert Hurkacz (20) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 2-1
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 2-1
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R3 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Tommy Paul

46 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
8
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 37-19 win-loss record in 2023, 22-8 on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Paul has a 168-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final Acapulco, the Aix En Provence Challenger and Eastbourne.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Tommy was defeated by Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd round 3-6 6-4 6-3.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tommy Paul

This would be the 4th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Tommy Paul face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Stan Wawrinka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

29 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
49
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 29-24 8-6 11-8 8-9 2-1 0-0
2022 10-15 0-3 2-5 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 3-3 3-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2020 22-8 8-3 9-2 5-3 0-0 0-0
2019 33-19 13-8 8-5 10-4 2-2 0-0
2018 17-17 8-6 1-3 6-5 2-3 0-0
2017 26-11 14-5 12-4 0-0 0-2 0-0
2016 46-18 26-6 12-4 7-6 1-2 0-0

Stan Wawrinka has a 24-15 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on hard. During the last 21 years, Stan has a 244-125 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Swiss won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Wawrinka’s most significant result of this current season was reaching the final Umag.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Swiss lost to Andy Murray in the 1st round 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Stan Wawrinka

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

On the other hand, Carlos Alcaraz may come up against Max Purcell. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 5-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

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 40-14 record in 2023, 16-4 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Tsitsipas has a 165-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tsitsipas won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the competition in Los Cabos where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Stefanos was defeated by Borna Coric in the final 7-6(0) 6-2.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This would be the 6th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas clash against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Carlos Alcaraz may face Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head is 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Carlos Alcaraz

56 - 7win/loss in 2025

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 34-5 record in 2023, 16-1 on hard. Regarding the last 20 years, Novak has a 515-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year 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 overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5), and at the French Open where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Serbian didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 4th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Carlos Alcaraz could take on Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Carlos Alcaraz.