Frances Tiafoe is about to commence his run in the draw in Cincinnati. In the previous edition of this tournament, he beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-4 6-7(7) 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw andhispresumable opponents in Western & Southern Open. Francis has a losing record (10-16) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (53) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Lorenzo Musetti (18) – H2H 3-3
or Nicolas Jarry (25) – H2H 1-1
R3 – Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 1-5
or Jiri Lehecka (35) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (7) – H2H 3-3
or Alejandro Tabilo (21) – H2H 3-1
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 1-2
or Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-3
or Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 1-7
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R1 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

15 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
53
High
21
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 15-16 11-8 2-5 2-2 0-1 0-0
2023 32-28 18-11 9-8 3-6 2-3 0-0
2022 21-26 7-9 11-8 0-6 3-3 0-0
2021 30-25 4-6 16-7 9-10 1-2 0-0
2020 19-13 5-5 5-5 9-3 0-0 0-0
2019 49-28 19-8 27-14 0-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-25 19-7 23-13 0-1 1-1 2-3
2017 23-14 10-4 11-8 0-0 0-0 2-2

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has a 15-16 record in 2024, 11-8 on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Alejandro has a 113-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Spaniard reached the 2nd round in 2023 in Cincinnati before retiring against Novak Djokovic when he was 6-4 ret..

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

This contest would be 2nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

37 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
15
WLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-22 6-7 18-10 1-2 12-3 0-0
2023 32-29 10-10 16-11 0-5 6-3 0-0
2022 44-30 11-10 21-7 12-10 0-3 0-0
2021 36-31 9-8 17-12 10-10 0-1 0-0
2020 30-15 6-4 20-6 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 32-25 1-2 27-19 4-4 0-0 0-0
2018 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lorenzo Musetti has a 37-22 win-loss record in 2024, 6-7 on hard. During the previous 7 years, the Italian has a 43-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Lorenzo won 8 of his last 10 matches.

The Italian’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final the Cagliari Challenger, the Turin Challenger, London and Umag.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Lorenzo lost to Daniil Medvedev in the 2nd round 6-3 6-2.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Lorenzo Musetti

This contest would be 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Lorenzo Musetti square off. The head to head is 3-3 for Tiafoe and Musetti (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Frances Tiafoe may come up against Nicolas Jarry. Their head to head is 1-1.

R3 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Daniil Medvedev

35 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
1
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-12 18-5 11-5 0-0 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 35-12 win-loss record in 2024, 18-5 on hard. Talking about the last 12 years, Daniil has a 237-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Daniil’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Russian lost to Alexander Zverev in the 3rd

round 6-4 5-7 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Daniil Medvedev square off. The head to head is 5-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Frances Tiafoe may face Jiri Lehecka. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

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

Head to head record 3-3

36 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
6
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 36-15 13-7 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 36-15 record in 2024, 13-7 on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, Hubert has a 182-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 7 of his last 10 matches.

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

Last year in Western & Southern Open Hubert lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This contest would be 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Hubert Hurkacz fight against each other. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 for Hurkacz on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Frances Tiafoe may play Alejandro Tabilo. Their H2H is 3-1 for Frances Tiafoe.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Carlos Alcaraz

38 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-7 13-2 17-4 0-0 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 38-7 record in 2024, 13-2 on hard. In the course of the previous 7 years, Alcaraz has a 88-22 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was conquering the tournament in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2, and at the Wimbledon where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-2 7-6(4).

Last year in Western & Southern Open Alcaraz capitulated to Novak Djokovic in the final 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4).

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 4th time that Frances Tiafoe and Carlos Alcaraz square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe may fight against Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Jannik Sinner

44 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 44-5 19-2 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 44-5 record in 2024, 19-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 7 years, the Italian has a 117-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year 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 overcame 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 Western & Southern Open Jannik was overcome by Dusan Lajovic in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 5th time that Frances Tiafoe and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Frances Tiafoe could fight against Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 7-1 for Alexander Zverev.