Frances Tiafoe is about to kick off his run in the draw in Washington. In the previous edition of this tournament, he ousted Aslan Karatsev 7-6(5) 7-6(5) and Juncheng Shang 6-2 6-3.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opponents in Citi Open. Tiafoe has a positive record (8-7) against the projected opponents.

R1R1 – Bye
R2 – Daniel Elahi Galan (124) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Yoshihito Nishioka (50) – H2H 3-2
or Roberto Carballes Baena (53) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 2-1
or Arthur Rinderknech (68) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Sebastian Korda (22) – H2H 3-2
or Jordan Thompson (33) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Ben Shelton (14) – H2H 0-2
or Karen Khachanov (21) – H2H 0-3
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Draw

R2 – Daniel Elahi Galan’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

21 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
124
High
56
WLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-22 4-5 15-15 0-0 2-2 0-0
2023 32-34 4-12 23-19 0-1 5-2 0-0
2022 48-28 14-7 33-17 0-3 1-1 0-0
2021 28-32 6-9 19-16 1-4 2-3 0-0
2020 31-18 14-8 17-7 0-3 0-0 0-0
2019 33-26 5-9 27-14 0-2 1-1 0-0
2018 25-21 9-11 15-8 1-1 0-1 0-0
2017 47-34 12-8 34-24 1-2 0-0 0-0

Daniel Elahi Galan has a 21-22 win-loss record in 2024, 4-5 on hard. In the last 12 years, Daniel has a 104-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniel won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Elahi Galan Riveros’s most significant achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger.

Last year in Citi Open the Colombian didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Elahi Galan

There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Daniel Elahi Galan since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Yoshihito Nishioka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Frances Tiafoe

21 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
50
High
24
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-17 9-8 6-7 1-0 5-2 0-0
2023 23-22 14-15 5-5 4-1 0-1 0-0
2022 44-25 25-13 2-5 17-6 0-1 0-0
2021 19-26 5-11 8-7 5-5 1-3 0-0
2020 16-13 10-6 2-4 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 30-24 20-13 4-6 6-4 0-1 0-0
2018 40-23 32-14 5-4 3-3 0-2 0-0
2017 14-10 13-7 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

Yoshihito Nishioka has a 21-17 record in 2024, 9-8 on hard. In connection to the last 14 years, the Japanese has a 230-142 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Japanese will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of the year was winning the title in Atlanta where he beat Jordan Thompson in the final 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2.

Last year in Citi Open the Japanese lost to Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2nd round 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

This contest would be 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Yoshihito Nishioka face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Frances Tiafoe could compete against Roberto Carballes Baena. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Frances Tiafoe

26 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
5
LWWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-14 13-5 11-6 2-1 0-2 0-0
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 26-14 record in 2024, 13-5 on hard. During the previous 12 years, Andrey has a 178-91 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). The Russian won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Hong Kong where he beat Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year in Citi Open Andrey didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 4th

time that Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Frances Tiafoe may square off with Arthur Rinderknech. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Arthur Rinderknech.

1/2 – Sebastian Korda’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Frances Tiafoe

22 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
22
High
20
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-16 8-6 5-5 2-2 7-3 0-0
2023 26-16 18-8 1-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2022 34-22 13-9 8-6 12-5 1-2 0-0
2021 36-20 12-8 6-5 13-5 5-2 0-0
2020 22-10 6-4 6-1 3-4 0-0 7-1
2019 41-25 11-9 24-13 6-3 0-0 0-0
2018 21-25 17-15 3-7 1-3 0-0 0-0
2017 21-11 5-3 16-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sebastian Korda has a 22-16 record in 2024, 8-6 on hard. In the previous 9 years, Sebastian has a 90-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Korda’s best result of the year was reaching the final Hertogenbosch.

Last year in Citi Open Sebastian was defeated by Alexander Shevchenko in the 2nd round 5-7 7-6(4) 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Sebastian Korda

This would be the 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Sebastian Korda fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Frances Tiafoe could come up against Jordan Thompson. Their H2H is 2-1 for Frances Tiafoe.

Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ben Shelton

23 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
14
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 23-16 9-7 8-4 2-1 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 23-16 record in 2024, 9-7 on hard. Talking about the previous 4 years, Ben has a 53-32 record on hard. The American won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was conquering the title in Houston where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Last year in Citi Open Shelton capitulated to Juncheng Shang in the 2nd round 6-2 3-6 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Ben Shelton

This match would represent the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe could play Karen Khachanov. Their H2H is 3-0 for Karen Khachanov.