[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Rafael Nadal’s draw vs Cachin, Lehecka, Medvedev, Sinner, Alcaraz to win the Madrid

Madrid draw preview with H2H - Rafael Nadal may need to best Pedro Cachin, Jiri Lehecka, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the tournament in the Mutua Madrid Open.

Rafael Nadal Stats info

Rafael Nadal is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Madrid. The Spaniard has defeated Darwin Blanch 6-1 6-0 and Alex De Minaur 7-66 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Pedro Cachin.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Rafael Nadal’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opposition in Mutua Madrid Open. Rafael has a positive record (10-2) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Darwin Blanch () – 6-1 6-0
R2 – Alex De Minaur (11) – 7-66 6-3
R3 – Pedro Cachin (91) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Jiri Lehecka (31) – H2H 0-0
or Thiago Moura Monteiro (118) – 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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R3 – Pedro Cachin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

11 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
287
High
48
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 11-26 0-6 11-19 0-0 0-1 0-0
2023 32-32 4-8 28-19 0-3 0-2 0-0
2022 49-22 5-4 41-13 2-4 1-1 0-0
2021 47-25 0-0 47-24 0-1 0-0 0-0
2020 25-11 2-1 23-9 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 16-29 0-6 16-21 0-1 0-1 0-0
2018 47-30 1-1 41-26 2-1 0-0 3-2
2017 58-25 2-1 56-24 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pedro Cachin has a 2-11 record in 2024, 2-6 on clay. In connection to the previous 13 years, the Argentine has a 406-235 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Cachin won 2 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Pedro capitulated to Jan-Lennard Struff in the 4th round 7-6(7) 6-7(7) 6-3.

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Pedro Cachin

There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Pedro Cachin since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R4 – 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. Talking about the last 8 years, Jiri has a 94-54 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the competition in Adelaide where he beat Jack Draper in the final 4-6 6-4 6-3.

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

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Jiri Lehecka

There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Jiri Lehecka since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Rafael Nadal could square off with Thiago Moura Monteiro. Their head to head is 0-0.

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

Head to head 5-1 for Rafael Nadal

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. Talking about the last 12 years, Daniil has a 79-44 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best result of this 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 Rafael Nadal vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 7th time that Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev square off. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Rafael Nadal could play Ben Shelton. Their head to head is 0-0.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Rafael Nadal

71 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 71-6 40-3 11-2 11-0 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 course of the previous 7 years, Sinner has a 78-37 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year 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 defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, and in Miami where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1.

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

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 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.

On the other hand, Rafael Nadal could face Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 2-0 for Rafael Nadal.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Rafael Nadal

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 previous 7 years, Alcaraz has a 128-33 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was conquering the title in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

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

H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 4th time that Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz fight 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.

However, Rafael Nadal may square off with Alexander Zverev. Their head to head record is 7-3 for Rafael Nadal.