[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Carlos Alcaraz’s draw vs Hurkacz, Djokovic to win the Cincinnati

Cincinnati draw preview with H2H - Carlos Alcaraz may need to overcome Hubert Hurkacz, Novak Djokovic to conquer the competition in the Western & Southern Open.

Carlos Alcaraz Stats info

Carlos Alcaraz is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Alcaraz has defeated Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3, Tommy Paul 7-66 6-70 6-3 and Max Purcell 4-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Hubert Hurkacz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Carlos Alcaraz’s projected draw includinghislikely opponents in Western & Southern Open. Carlos has a winning record (4-1) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Jordan Thompson (55) – 7-5 4-6 6-3
R3 – Tommy Paul (13) – 7-66 6-70 6-3
1/4 – Max Purcell (70) – 4-6 6-3 6-4
1/2 – Hubert Hurkacz (20) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 2-1
or Alexander Zverev (17) – H2H 2-3
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1/2 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

47 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 47-24 23-11 5-5 13-5 6-3 0-0
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2
2016 47-28 8-5 29-14 10-7 0-0 0-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 31-17 record in 2023, 15-8 on hard. In the course of the last 10 years, Hubert has a 161-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hurkacz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the competition in Marseille where he defeated Benjamin Bonzi in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Pole capitulated to John Isner in the 2nd round 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-2.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This contest would be 3rd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Hubert Hurkacz square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

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 36-5 win-loss record in 2023, 18-1 on hard. During the last 20 years, Djokovic has a 517-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the 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 Djokovic didn’t compete in this event.

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.

Yet, Carlos Alcaraz could fight against Alexander Zverev. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Alexander Zverev.