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.
R3 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Bublik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-21 | 10-9 | 5-6 | 5-2 | 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
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-16 | 22-7 | 11-5 | 0-2 | 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
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-13 | 15-8 | 4-1 | 2-4 | 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
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55-5 | 30-2 | 11-2 | 5-0 | 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
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-9 | 14-4 | 17-4 | 4-0 | 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.
