Taro Daniel is starting his run in the draw in Montreal. In the previous edition of this tournament, he bested Dane Sweeny 7-6(4) 7-5, Corentin Moutet 7-6(8) 6-2 and Adrian Mannarino 7-6(5) 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Taro Daniel’s projected draw andhispresumable opponents in National Bank Open. Daniel has a unfavourable record (3-4) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Rinky Hijikata (74) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Ben Shelton (14) – H2H 1-2
or Alexander Bublik (25) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (6) – H2H 0-1
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (19) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 1-0
or Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-1
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 0-2
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R1 – Rinky Hijikata’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Taro Daniel

18 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
74
High
70
WWLLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-24 11-12 1-6 1-1 5-5 0-0
2023 46-34 37-23 0-3 0-2 9-6 0-0
2022 53-29 37-19 2-2 10-6 4-2 0-0
2021 41-13 31-9 9-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 22-17 14-8 7-7 0-0 1-2 0-0
2018 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Rinky Hijikata has a 18-24 record in 2024, 11-12 on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, Hijikata has a 132-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hijikata won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in National Bank Open Rinky didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Rinky Hijikata

This contest would be 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Rinky Hijikata square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Daniel (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

32 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
3
LWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-11 14-3 8-4 6-2 4-2 0-0
2023 43-21 16-10 10-5 10-4 7-2 0-0
2022 26-22 10-11 10-5 5-4 1-2 0-0
2021 24-18 18-10 3-5 2-2 1-1 0-0
2020 18-11 8-5 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 24-21 12-10 7-6 5-3 0-2 0-0
2018 25-19 11-9 7-5 6-3 1-2 0-0
2017 49-19 24-8 4-5 15-3 6-3 0-0

Grigor Dimitrov has a 32-11 win-loss record in 2024, 14-3 on hard. As for the previous 18 years, the Bulgarian has a 260-150 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Dimitrov won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was conquering the title in Brisbane where he overcame Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open Dimitrov didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Grigor Dimitrov

There is no head to head record between Taro Daniel and Grigor Dimitrov since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R3 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Ben Shelton

26 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
14
LWWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-17 12-8 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 26-17 win-loss record in 2024, 12-8 on hard. Talking about the last 4 years, Ben has a 56-33 record on hard. Ben won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the competition in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Last year in National Bank Open Ben lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd round 6-3 7-6(3).

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Ben Shelton

This contest would be 4th time that Taro Daniel and Ben Shelton play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Taro Daniel may compete against Alexander Bublik. Their H2H is 1-0 for Alexander Bublik.

1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Hubert Hurkacz

34 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
6
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 34-14 11-6 14-4 4-2 5-2 0-0
2023 47-24 23-11 5-5 13-5 6-3 0-0
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 34-14 record in 2024, 11-6 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, the Pole has a 180-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Estoril where he overcame Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open the Pole lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 3rd round 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(3).

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This contest would be 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Hubert Hurkacz square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Taro Daniel may compete against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their H2H is 2-0 for Felix Auger-Aliassime.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Taro Daniel

47 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 47-14 18-6 23-6 0-0 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 47-14 record in 2024, 18-6 on hard. As for the last 12 years, Zverev has a 191-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current season was winning the tournament in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in National Bank Open Zverev was overcome by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round 6-1 6-2.

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Daniel (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Taro Daniel may come up against Casper Ruud. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jannik Sinner

42 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-4 17-1 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 42-4 win-loss record in 2024, 17-1 on hard. During the previous 7 years, Jannik has a 115-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was conquering the tournament 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 beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, and in Halle where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2).

Last year in National Bank Open Sinner won the event after besting Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-1.

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Taro Daniel could square off with Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Daniil Medvedev.