Christopher O Connell is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. O Connell has defeated Cristian Garin 3-6 7-5 4-6 6-1 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Ben Shelton.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Christopher O Connell’s projected draw includinghisprojected opponents at the Australian Open. The Australian has a weak record (1-2) with the projected opposition.

R1 – Cristian Garin (86) – 3-6 7-5 4-6 6-1 7-5
R2 – Ben Shelton (16) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Adrian Mannarino (19) – H2H 0-1
or Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (82) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-0
or Tomas Martin Etcheverry (32) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) – H2H 0-0
or Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (4) – H2H 1-0
or Andrey Rublev (5) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-1
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-3
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Draw

R2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

42 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
21
High
5
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. Talking about the previous 4 years, the American has a 47-27 record on hard.

The American’s best result of the current year 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 Christopher O Connell vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record

between Christopher O Connell and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R3 – Adrian Mannarino’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Adrian Mannarino

17 - 33win/loss in 2025

Rank
66
High
17
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 17-33 9-17 0-5 7-6 1-5 0-0
2023 44-29 15-13 2-8 15-4 12-4 0-0
2022 31-32 18-14 1-6 8-7 4-5 0-0
2021 14-26 5-7 0-7 5-8 4-4 0-0
2020 19-17 8-7 0-3 11-7 0-0 0-0
2019 30-31 13-14 5-7 6-7 6-3 0-0
2018 26-30 8-11 1-6 8-8 9-5 0-0
2017 49-27 23-12 8-4 10-6 8-5 0-0

Adrian Mannarino has a 2-3 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 19 years, Mannarino has a 260-180 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Mannarino’s most significant achievement of this season was getting to the semifinal Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open Adrian lost to Alex De Minaur in the 2nd round 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 6-1.

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Adrian Mannarino

This match would represent the 2nd time that Christopher O Connell and Adrian Mannarino face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Mannarino (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Christopher O Connell may compete against Jaume Antoni Munar Clar. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Jaume Antoni Munar Clar.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
7
High
1
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 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 21 years, Novak has a 529-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Djokovic won the title after downing Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Christopher O Connell and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

However, Christopher O Connell could fight against Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

45 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
3
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 last 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 was overcome by Novak Djokovic in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

There is no head to head record between Christopher O Connell and Stefanos Tsitsipas since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

On the other hand, Christopher O Connell may take on Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 1-0 for Taylor Fritz.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Christopher O Connell

73 - 8win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 73-8 40-5 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, the Italian has a 99-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Italian was overcome by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 4th round 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3.

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 2nd time that Christopher O Connell and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 1-0 for O Connell (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Christopher O Connell may play Andrey Rublev. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Andrey Rublev.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

54 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
1
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. In the course of the previous 7 years, Alcaraz has a 76-20 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Carlos didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 2nd time that Christopher O Connell and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Christopher O Connell may compete against Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev.