[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s draw vs Manuel Cerundolo, Paul, Shelton, Ruud, Djokovic, Alcaraz to win the U.S. Open

U.S. Open draw preview with H2H - Alejandro Davidovich Fokina may need to overcome Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the competition in the U.S. Open.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Stats info

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Alejandro has defeated Marcos Giron 6-4 6-4 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s projected draw together withhisprojected opposition at the U.S. Open. The Spaniard has a losing record (3-8) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Marcos Giron (62) – 6-4 6-4 6-2
R2 – Juan Manuel Cerundolo (93) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 0-2
or Roman Safiullin (60) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Ben Shelton (47) – H2H 0-0
or Roberto Carballes Baena (63) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (5) – H2H 2-1
or Frances Tiafoe (10) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 1-4
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) – H2H 0-3
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-1
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-3
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R2 – Juan Manuel Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

41 - 32win/loss in 2024

Rank
120
High
79
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 41-32 4-2 37-28 0-0 0-2 0-0
2022 27-17 3-6 24-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 53-26 0-0 53-22 0-3 0-1 0-0
2020 19-17 2-2 17-14 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 51-22 0-0 51-22 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 8-7 0-0 8-7 0-0 0-0 0-0

Juan Manuel Cerundolo has a 34-23 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on hard. As for the last 2 years, Manuel Cerundolo has a 7-7 record on hard. Manuel Cerundolo won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Juan’s best result of the current season was reaching the final the Tigre 1 Challenger, the Tigre 2 Challenger and the Oeiras 3 Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open Juan didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo

There is no head to head record between Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Juan Manuel Cerundolo since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R3 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Tommy Paul

46 - 29win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
12
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0
2017 48-24 27-12 18-8 3-4 0-0 0-0
2016 28-28 9-14 18-9 1-4 0-1 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 38-20 record in 2023, 23-9 on hard. In the last 9 years, Tommy has a 169-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s most significant achievement of this season was getting to the final Acapulco, the Aix En Provence Challenger and Eastbourne.

Last year at the U.S. Open Tommy capitulated to Casper Ruud in the 3rd round 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 5-7 6-0.

H2H Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Tommy Paul

This contest would be 3rd time that Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Tommy Paul fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina may take on Roman Safiullin. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

R4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
13
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 15-22 win-loss record in 2023, 9-11 on hard. In the course of the previous 3 years, Ben has a 32-23 record on hard. Ben won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Ben’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open Shelton surrendered to Nuno Borges in the 1st round 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-7(8) 6-3.

H2H Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina could fight against Roberto Carballes Baena. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

37 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 30-17 win-loss record in 2023, 7-8 on hard. During the previous 9 years, Casper has a 80-57 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Estoril where he beat Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

Last year at the U.S. Open Casper was overcome by Carlos Alcaraz in the final 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.

H2H Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 4th time that Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Casper Ruud fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina could take on Frances Tiafoe. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2024

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 39-5 record in 2023, 21-1 on hard. During the last 20 years, Djokovic has a 520-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, at the Australian Open where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5), at the French Open where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5, and in Cincinnati where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4).

Last year at the U.S. Open the Serbian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 6th time that Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina could fight against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 3-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

65 - 12win/loss in 2024

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 54-6 win-loss record in 2023, 17-3 on hard. During the last 6 years, Alcaraz has a 66-17 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was winning the title 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 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 defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Spaniard conquered the title after beating Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.

H2H Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 2nd time that Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina could face Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev.