[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Mackenzie Mcdonald’s draw vs Gojo, Cerundolo, Djokovic, Tsitsipas, Ruud, Alcaraz to win the U.S. Open

U.S. Open draw preview with H2H - Mackenzie Mcdonald may need to oust Borna Gojo, Francisco Cerundolo, Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the title in the U.S. Open.

Mackenzie Mcdonald Stats info

Mackenzie Mcdonald is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Mcdonald has defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-65 4-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Borna Gojo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Mackenzie Mcdonald’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opponents at the U.S. Open. Mackenzie has a unfavourable record (0-5) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (15) – 7-65 4-6 6-1 6-4
R2 – Borna Gojo (105) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Francisco Cerundolo (20) – H2H 0-1
or Jiri Vesely (437) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 0-0
or Laslo Djere (38) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) – H2H 0-1
or Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 2-4
1/2 – Casper Ruud (5) – H2H 0-1
or Frances Tiafoe (10) – H2H 4-3
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (1) – H2H 0-2
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-6
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R2 – Borna Gojo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

43 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
72
High
72
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 43-25 22-9 12-7 6-5 3-4 0-0
2022 40-28 19-9 5-5 14-10 2-4 0-0
2021 21-22 8-7 3-6 7-6 3-3 0-0
2020 23-14 11-6 10-6 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 27-20 20-11 1-3 6-6 0-0 0-0
2018 24-18 15-10 0-0 7-5 0-0 2-3
2017 17-11 17-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 32-19 5-2 17-15 0-0 0-0 10-2

Borna Gojo has a 37-21 win-loss record in 2023, 20-8 on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Gojo has a 115-64 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gojo won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Borna’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final the Monterrey Challenger and the Murcia Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open Borna surrendered to Riccardo Bonadio in the qualifications 4-6 7-6(11) 6-2.

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Borna Gojo

There is no head to head record between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Borna Gojo since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R3 – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Francisco Cerundolo

39 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
21
High
19
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 58-21 3-2 55-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 33-12 0-0 33-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 13-5 0-1 13-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 19-9 0-0 19-9 0-0 0-0 0-0

Francisco Cerundolo has a 33-21 record in 2023, 8-7 on hard. During the last 8 years, Francisco has a 26-20 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Argentine won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the title in Eastbourne where he beat Tommy Paul in the final 6-4 1-6 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Argentine was overcome by Andy Murray in the 1st round 7-5 6-3 6-3.

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Francisco Cerundolo

This match would represent the 2nd time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Francisco Cerundolo clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Mackenzie Mcdonald may fight against Jiri Vesely. Their H2H is 0-0.

R4 – 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 39-5 win-loss record in 2023, 21-1 on hard. In connection to the last 20 years, the Serbian 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 best result of this current year was conquering 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 defeated Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5, and in Cincinnati where he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4).

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

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Mackenzie Mcdonald could face Laslo Djere. Their head to head is 1-0 for Mackenzie Mcdonald.

1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas

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 41-15 win-loss record in 2023, 17-5 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, the Greek has a 166-81 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the competition in Los Cabos where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Tsitsipas surrendered to Daniel Elahi Galan in the 1st round 6-0 6-1 3-6 7-5.

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This match would represent the 2nd time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Stefanos Tsitsipas face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Mackenzie Mcdonald could fight against Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 4-2 for Taylor Fritz.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

37 - 23win/loss in 2025

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 course of the previous 9 years, the Norwegian 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 result of this current season was winning the tournament in Estoril where he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

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

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Casper Ruud

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

Alternatively, Mackenzie Mcdonald may come up against Frances Tiafoe. Their H2H record is 4-3 for Mackenzie Mcdonald.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

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

His best achievement of the season was conquering the competition in Buenos Aires where he defeated 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 overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in Madrid where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in London where he defeated 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 defeating Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3.

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Carlos Alcaraz

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

Nonetheless, Mackenzie Mcdonald may square off with Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 6-0 for Daniil Medvedev.