[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Alex Michelsen’s draw vs Paul, Humbert, Djokovic, Hurkacz, Medvedev, Alcaraz to win the Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Alex Michelsen may need to defeat Tommy Paul, Ugo Humbert, Novak Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the tournament in the BNP Paribas Open.

Alex Michelsen Stats info

Alex Michelsen is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Alex has defeated Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-2 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Tommy Paul.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alex Michelsen’s projected draw withhislikely opposition in BNP Paribas Open. Alex has a negative record (0-2) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (75) – 6-2 6-3
R2 – Tommy Paul (17) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Ugo Humbert (14) – H2H 0-1
or Patrick Kypson (151) – H2H 0-2
R4 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-0
or Zhizhen Zhang (50) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 0-0
or Holger Rune (7) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
or Jannik Sinner (3) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Tommy Paul

45 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
12
High
12
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-19 17-11 10-4 8-2 10-2 0-0
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

Tommy Paul has a 10-4 record in 2024, 6-4 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Tommy has a 181-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the title in Dallas where he beat Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Tommy was defeated by Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 4th round 3-6 6-3 7-6(6).

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Tommy Paul

This match would represent the 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Tommy Paul play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ugo Humbert

39 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
13
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-24 18-9 5-7 11-4 5-4 0-0
2023 49-26 17-11 13-5 16-6 3-4 0-0
2022 33-29 16-11 3-7 11-6 3-5 0-0
2021 19-20 6-7 1-6 4-5 8-2 0-0
2020 25-14 11-7 4-3 10-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-30 14-8 2-6 21-10 8-6 0-0
2018 69-25 29-9 8-3 18-11 0-0 14-2
2017 41-30 20-8 11-11 5-8 0-0 5-3

Ugo Humbert has a 13-3 win-loss record in 2024, 9-2 on hard. In connection to the previous 10 years, the French player has a 132-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Humbert will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Marseille where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-4 6-3, and in Dubai where he beat Alexander Bublik in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Ugo surrendered to Andrey Rublev in the 3rd round 7-5 6-3.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Ugo Humbert

This would be the 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Ugo Humbert fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Humbert (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Alex Michelsen could come up against Patrick Kypson. Their H2H is 2-0 for Patrick Kypson.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
1
LWWWWWW
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 7-2 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 21 years, the Serbian has a 533-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Serbian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Novak didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Alex Michelsen may square off with Zhizhen Zhang. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

40 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
6
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 40-19 17-10 14-4 4-3 5-2 0-0
2023 47-24 23-11 5-5 13-5 6-3 0-0
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 13-6 record in 2024, 9-4 on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Hubert has a 178-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hubert won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Pole’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final Australia.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Hurkacz was defeated by Tommy Paul in the 3rd round 4-6 6-2 6-4.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Hubert Hurkacz

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Hubert Hurkacz since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Alex Michelsen could fight against Casper Ruud. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

46 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
1
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-21 28-9 11-5 1-5 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 9-2 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, Daniil has a 228-72 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Medvedev was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the final 6-3 6-2.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Daniil Medvedev

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Daniil Medvedev since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

However, Alex Michelsen could take on Holger Rune. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

54 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
WLWLLWL
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 7-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on hard. In connection to the last 7 years, the Spaniard has a 80-21 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Carlos’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the semifinal Buenos Aires.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Carlos won the tournament after defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-2.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Alex Michelsen could come up against Jannik Sinner. Their H2H is 0-0.