[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Aslan Karatsev’s draw vs Carballes Baena, Shelton, Paul, Ruud, Djokovic, Alcaraz to win the U.S. Open

U.S. Open draw preview with H2H - Aslan Karatsev may need to beat Roberto Carballes Baena, Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul, Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the competition in the U.S. Open.

Aslan Karatsev Stats info

Aslan Karatsev is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The Russian has defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-3 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Roberto Carballes Baena.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Aslan Karatsev’s projected draw andhispresumable opponents at the U.S. Open. Karatsev has a weak record (2-5) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Jiri Lehecka (29) – 6-3 6-3 6-3
R2 – Roberto Carballes Baena (63) – H2H 0-3
R3 – Ben Shelton (47) – H2H 0-0
or Dominic Thiem (81) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 1-0
or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (21) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (5) – H2H 0-0
or Frances Tiafoe (10) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 1-2
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 4-1
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R2 – Roberto Carballes Baena’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Roberto Carballes Baena

25 - 29win/loss in 2024

Rank
63
High
49
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 25-29 3-8 19-14 1-4 2-3 0-0
2022 46-33 3-8 41-23 2-1 0-1 0-0
2021 41-30 3-5 33-20 3-3 2-2 0-0
2020 19-18 3-4 16-12 0-2 0-0 0-0
2019 38-32 4-8 28-16 4-4 2-4 0-0
2018 38-30 3-5 32-22 3-1 0-2 0-0
2017 53-34 4-3 49-30 0-0 0-1 0-0
2016 39-33 0-2 39-31 0-0 0-0 0-0

Roberto Carballes Baena has a 19-21 record in 2023, 3-5 on hard. During the last 13 years, Roberto has a 29-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Roberto won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Marrakech where he overcame Alexandre Muller in the final 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open Roberto lost to Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd round 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Roberto Carballes Baena

This match would represent the 4th time that Aslan Karatsev and Roberto Carballes Baena face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Carballes Baena (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
14
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 record in 2023, 9-11 on hard. As for the last 3 years, Ben has a 32-23 record on hard. Ben won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Shelton’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger.

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

H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Aslan Karatsev and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Yet, Aslan Karatsev may face Dominic Thiem. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Dominic Thiem.

R4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aslan Karatsev

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. During the last 9 years, the American has a 169-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paul won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best result of this season was reaching the final Acapulco, the Aix En Provence Challenger and Eastbourne.

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

H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Tommy Paul

This would be the 2nd time that Aslan Karatsev and Tommy Paul face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Karatsev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Aslan Karatsev may compete against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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. In the previous 9 years, Ruud has a 80-57 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Casper won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Estoril where he beat Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

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

H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Aslan Karatsev and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Aslan Karatsev may compete against Frances Tiafoe. Their head to head is 2-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

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

Head to head 2-1 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 win-loss record in 2023, 21-1 on hard. As for the previous 20 years, Djokovic has a 520-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this season was winning the competition 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), at the French Open where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5, and in Cincinnati where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4).

Last year at the U.S. Open Djokovic didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 4th time that Aslan Karatsev and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Aslan Karatsev could compete against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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. Talking about the last 6 years, Alcaraz has a 66-17 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current year was winning the competition in Buenos Aires where he overcame 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 beat 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 beat 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 competition after besting Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.

H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Carlos Alcaraz

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

However, Aslan Karatsev may take on Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head is 4-1 for Aslan Karatsev.