Alexei Popyrin is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Australian has defeated Marc Polmans 6-3 7-63 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Novak Djokovic.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition at the Australian Open. The Australian has a unfavourable record (2-3) with the projected opposition.
R2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
37 - 9win/loss in 2025
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Novak Djokovic has a 3-1 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 21 years, Djokovic has a 529-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Novak conquered the title after besting Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
R3 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
32 - 30win/loss in 2025
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-30 | 7-10 | 19-13 | 5-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-29 | 8-11 | 25-14 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-33 | 4-5 | 48-25 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-29 | 0-2 | 62-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 26-15 | 0-1 | 24-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2019 | 64-27 | 16-8 | 48-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 44-23 | 4-3 | 40-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, the Argentine has a 33-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Argentine lost to Jannik Sinner in the 2nd round 6-3 6-2 6-2.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Tomas Martin Etcheverry since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Nonetheless, Alexei Popyrin could take on Gael Monfils. Their H2H record is 0-0.
R4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-26 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 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 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. During the last 4 years, Ben has a 47-27 record on hard.
Shelton’s best result of this current season was reaching the semifinal Auckland.
Last year at the Australian Open Shelton lost to Tommy Paul in the quarter 7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Ben Shelton
This would be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Ben Shelton fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Alexei Popyrin may play Adrian Mannarino. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Adrian Mannarino.
1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin
45 - 22win/loss in 2025
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-22 | 13-11 | 22-6 | 8-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, the Greek has a 170-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Stefanos surrendered to Novak Djokovic in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This match would represent the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Stefanos Tsitsipas fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Alexei Popyrin could come up against Taylor Fritz. Their H2H record is 1-1.
1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73-6 | 40-3 | 11-2 | 13-0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 64-15 | 28-7 | 8-3 | 20-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-16 | 21-6 | 15-4 | 7-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-22 | 22-8 | 10-6 | 17-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 2-6 | 7-3 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 62-24 | 12-6 | 17-8 | 31-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 31-22 | 13-8 | 17-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Jannik Sinner has a 1-0 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 7 years, Jannik has a 99-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Jannik lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 4th round 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Jannik Sinner
This match would represent the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Alexei Popyrin could take on Andrey Rublev. Their head to head is 1-0 for Andrey Rublev.
Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54-13 | 22-5 | 17-4 | 7-3 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 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 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. As for the last 7 years, Alcaraz has a 76-20 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Spaniard didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This would be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Alexei Popyrin could come up against Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev.
