Max Purcell and Christopher O Connell will square off in the 1st round of the U.S. Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on Court 15. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Max Purcell who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Max Purcell is the pick to win this match.
Max Purcell -> 1.51
Christopher O Connell -> 2.56

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Prediction and head to head Max Purcell vs. Christopher O Connell

This will be the 2nd time that Max Purcell and Christopher O Connell clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for O (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, O won 6-2 6-2 in the final in Australia F10 back in 2016.

Max Purcell

Max Purcell

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Rank
105
High
40
LWLWLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-24 10-16 2-3 1-1 8-4 0-0
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

Ranked no. 43 (career-high), Max will start his run at the U.S. Open after he played his last match in Winston Salem where he lost 7-6(4) 6-4 to Lehecka in the quarter on the 24th of August.

The Australian has a composed 50-19 win-loss record in 2023, 44-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Chennai Challenger where he defeated Nicolas Moreno De Alboran in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 and the Bengaluru Challenger where he beat James Duckworth in the final 3-6 7-5 7-6(5) and the Pune Challenger where he defeated Luca Nardi in the final 6-2 6-3.

Talking about his overall career, Purcell has an overall 260-178 record. He has a positive 194-122 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.

U.S. Open
Purcell's Record

Christopher O Connell

Christopher O Connell

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
114
High
53
LLWLLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-28 19-15 3-7 0-0 1-6 0-0
2024 28-26 23-16 2-4 3-5 0-1 0-0
2023 38-34 19-18 11-9 4-3 4-4 0-0
2022 50-25 30-16 12-5 3-1 5-3 0-0
2021 22-16 14-9 3-3 1-1 4-3 0-0

Ranked no. 69, the Australian will start his run at the New York after he played his last match in Cincinnati where he lost 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 to Altmaier in the qualifications on the 12th of August.

O has an aggregate 24-26 win-loss record in 2023, 9-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Australian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Split Challenger and Munich.

In terms of his career, O has an overall 345-207 record. He has a positive 146-100 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.

U.S. Open
O's Record

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

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