[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Rafael Nadal’s draw vs De Minaur, Tiafoe, Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Sinner, Alcaraz to win the Madrid

Madrid draw preview with H2H - Rafael Nadal may need to topple Alex De Minaur, Frances Tiafoe, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the tournament in the Mutua Madrid Open.

Rafael Nadal Stats info

Rafael Nadal is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Madrid. Nadal has defeated Darwin Blanch 6-1 6-0 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Alex De Minaur.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opposition in Mutua Madrid Open. Rafael has a winning record (22-7) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Darwin Blanch () – 6-1 6-0
R2 – Alex De Minaur (11) – H2H 3-2
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (21) – H2H 2-1
or Pedro Cachin (91) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) – H2H 7-2
or Jiri Lehecka (31) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 5-1
or Ben Shelton (15) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 3-0
or Casper Ruud (6) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 2-1
or Alexander Zverev (5) – H2H 7-3
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R2 – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Rafael Nadal

23 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
11
High
9
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 23-9 15-5 4-3 4-1 0-0 0-0
2023 46-26 26-12 4-5 10-6 6-3 0-0
2022 47-25 19-10 9-6 12-5 7-4 0-0
2021 25-25 10-10 4-5 3-7 8-3 0-0
2020 13-10 6-5 0-2 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 41-20 25-10 1-4 13-3 2-3 0-0
2018 51-30 24-13 9-9 5-4 13-4 0-0
2017 37-28 21-11 2-5 2-4 8-5 4-3

Alex De Minaur has a 23-8 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on clay. As for the previous 10 years, De Minaur has a 59-48 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alex won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in Acapulco where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open the Australian lost to Aslan Karatsev in the 3rd round 6-3 4-6 6-4.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Alex De Minaur

This match would represent the 6th time that Rafael Nadal and Alex De Minaur face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but De Minaur has a winning record of 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Rafael Nadal

10 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
25
High
10
LLLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 10-10 6-6 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 10-8 record in 2024, 3-1 on clay. Regarding the last 11 years, Francis has a 107-60 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tiafoe won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Francis’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final Houston.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Francis was overcome by Pedro Cachin in the 3rd round 6-1 7-6(2).

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 4th time that Rafael Nadal and Frances Tiafoe clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Rafael Nadal could come up against Pedro Cachin. Their H2H is 0-0.

R4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-2 for Rafael Nadal

21 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
3
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-8 10-6 10-2 1-0 0-0 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 21-7 record in 2024, 10-1 on clay. In connection to the previous 10 years, Stefanos has a 172-51 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tsitsipas won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was winning the competition in Carlo where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open the Greek was defeated by Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarter 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This match would represent the 10th time that Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 7-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Rafael Nadal may take on Jiri Lehecka. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Rafael Nadal

22 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
1
LWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-6 18-4 4-2 0-0 0-0 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 19-5 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on clay. In the course of the previous 12 years, the Russian has a 78-44 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Daniil’s best result of the year was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open the Russian capitulated to Aslan Karatsev in the 4th round 7-6(1) 6-4.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Daniil Medvedev

This match would represent the 7th time that Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Rafael Nadal could compete against Ben Shelton. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Rafael Nadal

28 - 2win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
2
WWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-2 17-1 6-1 5-0 0-0 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 25-2 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on clay. During the previous 7 years, Sinner has a 77-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, and in Miami where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Jannik didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 4th time that Rafael Nadal and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Rafael Nadal could square off with Casper Ruud. Their H2H is 2-0 for Rafael Nadal.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Rafael Nadal

18 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-5 13-2 5-3 0-0 0-0 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 16-4 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on clay. In the last 7 years, Alcaraz has a 127-33 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was winning the competition in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Alcaraz conquered the competition after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 3-6 6-3.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 4th time that Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Rafael Nadal could compete against Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 7-3 for Rafael Nadal.