Max Purcell is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Purcell has defeated Lloyd Harris 6-4 6-4, Lloyd Harris 6-4 6-4, Lloyd Harris 6-4 6-4, Casper Ruud 6-4 3-6 6-4, Casper Ruud 6-4 3-6 6-4 and Casper Ruud 6-4 3-6 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Stan Wawrinka.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Max Purcell’s projected draw withhislikely opponents in Western & Southern Open. Purcell has no record with the projected opposition.

R1 – Lloyd Harris (182) – 6-4 6-4
R2 – Casper Ruud (7) – 6-4 3-6 6-4
R3 – 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 Hubert Hurkacz (20) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R3 – 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 record in 2023, 6-3 on hard. In the last 21 years, Wawrinka has a 244-125 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Stan won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Swiss’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the final Umag.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Stan was overcome by Andy Murray in the 1st round 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Stan Wawrinka

There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Stan Wawrinka since this would be the first time that they will square off 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 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). Carlos won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat 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 beat 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 beat 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 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 face off in the main tour.

On the other hand, Max Purcell may play 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 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 win-loss 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). Stefanos won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result 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 the Greek was defeated by 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 face off in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Max Purcell may face Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Hubert Hurkacz.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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. During the previous 20 years, Novak has a 515-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning 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 overcame 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 play in this tournament.

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 clash against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Max Purcell could compete against Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H record is 0-0.