Ben Shelton is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Montreal. The American has defeated Alexander Bublik 7-64 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Alexei Popyrin.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition in National Bank Open. Ben has a negative record (2-4) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Alexander Bublik (25) – 7-64 6-2
R2 – Alexei Popyrin (62) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 0-1
or Rinky Hijikata (74) – H2H 2-1
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (6) – H2H 0-0
or Flavio Cobolli (33) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-3
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

17 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
62
High
38
WLWWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 17-15 8-4 4-8 0-0 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0
2017 35-21 22-10 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 17-15 record in 2024, 8-4 on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, the Australian has a 127-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Popyrin won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Popyrin’s best achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Doha.

Last year in National Bank Open Popyrin didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexei Popyrin

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

R3 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Grigor Dimitrov

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 record in 2024, 14-3 on hard. In connection to 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 the current season was conquering the competition in Brisbane where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open the Bulgarian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Grigor Dimitrov

This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Grigor Dimitrov fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Ben Shelton may take on Rinky Hijikata. Their H2H is 2-1 for Ben Shelton.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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. In the previous 11 years, Hurkacz 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 season was conquering the competition in Estoril where he beat Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.

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

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Hubert Hurkacz

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

Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton may compete against Flavio Cobolli. Their head to head is 2-0 for Flavio Cobolli.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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. Regarding 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 the current year was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he defeated Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

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

Anyhow, Ben Shelton could play Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 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. As for the previous 7 years, Sinner has a 115-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current season was winning the title 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 defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, and in Halle where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2).

Last year in National Bank Open the Italian won the title after ousting Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-1.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 5th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton could fight against Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head is 0-0.