Stan Wawrinka is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Stan has defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-3 6-75 6-3 and Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Max Purcell.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Stan Wawrinka’s projected draw together withhisprojected opposition in Western & Southern Open. Stan has a weak record (7-23) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Brandon Nakashima (73) – 6-3 6-75
6-3
R2 – Frances Tiafoe (10) – 6-3 6-4
R3 – Max Purcell (70) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-0
or Tommy Paul (13) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 1-0
or Hubert Hurkacz (20) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 6-23
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 2-2
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Draw

R3 – Max Purcell’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

52 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
45
High
40
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 52-28 45-17 2-3 5-5 0-3 0-0
2022 36-29 21-15 5-8 2-2 8-4 0-0
2021 21-14 13-9 0-1 4-1 4-3 0-0
2020 5-12 3-5 1-2 1-5 0-0 0-0
2019 37-31 34-24 2-4 0-1 0-1 1-1
2018 30-29 8-18 17-4 0-2 4-4 1-1
2017 43-28 34-24 0-0 7-2 0-0 2-2
2016 27-12 26-11 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

Max Purcell has a 46-17 record in 2023, 40-10 on hard. In connection to the previous 9 years, the Australian has a 190-120 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Max’s most significant achievement of the season was getting to the final the Chennai Challenger, the Bengaluru Challenger, the Pune Challenger, the Lille Challenger, the Gwangju Challenger and the Busan Challenger.

Last year in Western & Southern Open

Purcell didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Stan Wawrinka vs. Max Purcell

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

1/4 – 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 50-5 win-loss record in 2023, 13-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 6 years, Alcaraz 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 conquering the competition in Buenos Aires where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in Madrid where he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in London where he overcame 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 Carlos lost to Cameron Norrie in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4.

H2H Stan Wawrinka vs. Carlos Alcaraz

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

However, Stan Wawrinka may face Tommy Paul. Their head to head record is 1-1.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Stan Wawrinka

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. In connection to the previous 9 years, Tsitsipas 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 this current year was winning the title in Los Cabos where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-3 6-4.

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

H2H Stan Wawrinka vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This would be the 2nd time that Stan Wawrinka and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Wawrinka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Stan Wawrinka could fight against Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H is 1-0 for Hubert Hurkacz.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 23-6 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. In the last 20 years, Djokovic 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 season was conquering the tournament in Adelaide where he beat 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 beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Serbian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Stan Wawrinka vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 30th time that Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 23-6 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 8-3 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Stan Wawrinka could take on Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 2-2.