Alex Michelsen is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. The American has defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-1 5-7 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Jannik Sinner.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alex Michelsen’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition in Western & Southern Open. The American has a unfavourable record (0-1) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Tallon Griekspoor (41) – 6-1 5-7 6-2
R2 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Sebastian Baez (20) – H2H 0-0
or Jordan Thompson (32) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-0
or Arthur Fils (24) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-1
or Grigor Dimitrov (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 win-loss record in 2024, 19-2 on hard. During the previous 7 years, Sinner has a 117-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was conquering the competition 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, 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 Western & Southern Open the Italian surrendered to Dusan Lajovic in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Jannik Sinner

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Jannik Sinner since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R3 – Sebastian Baez’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
18
WLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-19 4-5 26-11 0-0 0-3 0-0
2023 33-27 9-7 22-13 1-5 1-2 0-0
2022 35-32 6-12 27-12 0-6 2-2 0-0
2021 56-16 2-1 52-12 2-2 0-1 0-0
2020 28-13 10-3 18-9 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 46-20 0-0 46-20 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 11-7 1-1 10-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 5-2 0-0 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sebastian Baez has a 30-19 win-loss record in 2024, 4-5 on hard. In the last 9 years, Baez has a 32-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Baez won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current season was conquering the competition in Rio de Janeiro where he beat Mariano Navone in the final 6-2 6-1, and in Santiago where he overcame Alejandro Tabilo in the final 3-6 6-0 6-4.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Sebastian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Sebastian Baez

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Sebastian Baez since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

However, Alex Michelsen may face Jordan Thompson. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Jordan Thompson.

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

Head to head record 0-0

32 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
5
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-16 19-7 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 32-16 record in 2024, 19-7 on hard. During the last 12 years, the Russian has a 184-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current season was winning the tournament in Hong Kong where he overcame Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Andrey lost to Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2nd round 7-6(10) 5-7 7-6(3).

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Andrey Rublev

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Andrey Rublev since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Alex Michelsen may play Arthur Fils. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

49 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 49-15 20-7 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 49-15 win-loss record in 2024, 20-7 on hard. In the previous 12 years, Alexander has a 193-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated 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 Western & Southern Open the German was overcome by Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 7-6(5) 7-5.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Alexander Zverev

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

Alternatively, Alex Michelsen could square off with Grigor Dimitrov. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 win-loss record in 2024, 13-2 on hard. In the last 7 years, Carlos has a 88-22 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 9 of his last 10 matches.

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

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

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Alex Michelsen may play Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 0-0.