Ben Shelton is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Madrid. The American has defeated Tomas Machac 6-0 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Alexander Bublik.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition in Mutua Madrid Open. Shelton has a unfavourable record (1-4) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Tomas Machac (50) – 6-0 6-2
R3 – Alexander Bublik (18) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 0-0
or Sebastian Korda (26) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Jiri Lehecka (31) – H2H 0-0
or Pedro Cachin (91) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 1-2
or Casper Ruud (6) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-1
or Alexander Zverev (5) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Bublik

25 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
34
High
17
LWLLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-25 10-11 5-6 6-4 4-4 0-0
2023 28-30 3-12 7-9 9-7 9-2 0-0
2022 33-27 5-8 2-6 17-8 9-5 0-0
2021 35-30 14-12 4-6 10-8 7-4 0-0
2020 15-17 3-6 4-5 8-6 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 20-13 2-4 14-9 8-5 0-0
2018 34-32 17-16 1-5 11-5 2-4 3-2
2017 46-28 30-13 6-6 5-4 4-4 1-1

Alexander Bublik has a 15-8 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on clay. Talking about the last 11 years, Alexander has a 53-54 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Bublik won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was winning the title in Montpellier where he overcame Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Bublik lost to Holger Rune in the 2nd round 6-1 4-6 7-6(9).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Bublik

This match would represent the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Bublik play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

R4 – 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 20-5 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on clay. In connection to the last 12 years, Daniil has a 79-44 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

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

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Daniil Medvedev

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

Possibly, Ben Shelton may compete against Sebastian Korda. Their head to head is 1-0 for Sebastian Korda.

1/4 – Jiri Lehecka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
28
High
23
LWWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-19 18-10 4-1 8-8 0-0 0-0
2023 38-29 18-13 10-8 5-5 5-3 0-0
2022 42-32 5-4 24-13 13-12 0-3 0-0
2021 63-26 12-3 34-15 17-8 0-0 0-0
2020 17-12 4-4 12-5 1-2 0-0 0-1
2019 13-13 1-2 12-10 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 6-3 0-0 0-1 6-2 0-0 0-0
2017 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Jiri Lehecka has a 14-8 record in 2024, 1-0 on clay. As for the last 8 years, the Czech has a 94-54 record on clay (Click here

to see full career record). Lehecka won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the competition in Adelaide where he overcame Jack Draper in the final 4-6 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Lehecka capitulated to Alexander Shevchenko in the 2nd round 6-1 6-1.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jiri Lehecka

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Jiri Lehecka since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Possibly, Ben Shelton could take on Pedro Cachin. Their H2H is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.

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

Head to head 2-1 for Jannik Sinner

70 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 70-6 40-3 11-2 10-0 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 26-2 record in 2024, 4-1 on clay. In the previous 7 years, the Italian has a 78-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current year was conquering the competition at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, and in Miami where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open the Italian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 4th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Ben Shelton could face Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

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 17-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on clay. During the last 7 years, Alcaraz has a 128-33 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 tournament in Indian Wells where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Carlos conquered the tournament after ousting Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 3-6 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Ben Shelton could square off with Alexander Zverev. Their H2H is 0-0.