[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Tommy Paul’s draw vs Alcaraz, Wawrinka, Tsitsipas, Djokovic to win the Cincinnati

Cincinnati draw preview with H2H - Tommy Paul may need to oust Carlos Alcaraz, Stan Wawrinka, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic to conquer the tournament in the Western & Southern Open.

Tommy Paul Stats info

Tommy Paul is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Paul has defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5 7-62 and Ugo Humbert 6-1 7-64 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Carlos Alcaraz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Tommy Paul’s projected draw includinghispresumable opponents in Western & Southern Open. Paul has a negative record (3-6) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Miomir Kecmanovic (41) – 7-5 7-62
R2 – Ugo Humbert (33) – 6-1 7-64
R3 – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 2-1
1/4 – Stan Wawrinka (51) – H2H 1-1
or Max Purcell (70) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 0-3
or Hubert Hurkacz (20) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 0-1
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-1
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R3 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Tommy Paul

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 50-5 win-loss record in 2023, 13-2 on hard. Regarding the last 6 years, the Spaniard has a 62-16 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was conquering the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in Madrid where he overcame Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in London where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the Wimbledon where he overcame Novak Djokovic in the final 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4.

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

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 4th time that Tommy Paul and Carlos Alcaraz 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 1-1

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 record in 2023, 6-3 on hard. Regarding the previous 21 years, Wawrinka 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 best result of this year was reaching the final Umag.

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

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Stan Wawrinka

This contest would be 3rd time that Tommy Paul and Stan Wawrinka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Paul and Wawrinka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Tommy Paul may square off with Max Purcell. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas

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. Talking about the last 9 years, Stefanos has a 165-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was conquering the title in Los Cabos where he overcame 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 Tommy Paul vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This would be the 4th time that Tommy Paul and Stefanos Tsitsipas face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Tommy Paul could play Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H is 1-1.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

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 win-loss record in 2023, 16-1 on hard. Talking about the last 20 years, Djokovic has a 515-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was conquering the competition in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, at the Australian Open where he defeated 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 Djokovic didn’t play in this event.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 2nd time that Tommy Paul and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Tommy Paul could face Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev.