Nuno Borges is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Nuno has defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-4 3-6 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Holger Rune.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Nuno Borges’s projected draw withhislikely opposition in Western & Southern Open. Borges has a unfavourable record (0-4) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Adrian Mannarino (33) – 6-4 3-6 6-1
R2 – Holger Rune (16) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-1
or Gael Monfils (46) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-1
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (11) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Hubert Hurkacz (7) – H2H 0-0
or Frances Tiafoe (27) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-1
or Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-1
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R2 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Holger Rune

30 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
4
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-16 13-6 11-6 3-2 3-2 0-0
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 30-16 win-loss record in 2024, 13-6 on hard. During the last 7 years, Rune has a 43-36 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Holger’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final Brisbane.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Rune got to the 2nd round in 2023 in Cincinnati before retiring against Mackenzie Mcdonald when he was 6-4 2-0 ret..

H2H Nuno Borges vs. Holger Rune

This would be the 2nd time that Nuno Borges and Holger Rune play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 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. Talking about the previous 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 season 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 defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-2 7-6(4).

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

H2H Nuno Borges vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 2nd time that Nuno Borges and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Nuno Borges may square off with Gael Monfils. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

44 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
2
WLWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 44-13 18-5 24-7 1-0 1-1 0-0
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 44-13 win-loss record in 2024, 18-5 on hard. As for the last 10 years, the Norwegian has a 103-66 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Ruud won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was winning the tournament in Barcelona where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Geneva where he defeated Tomas Machac in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Casper capitulated to Max Purcell in the 2nd round 6-4 3-6 6-4.

H2H Nuno Borges vs. Casper Ruud

This would be the 2nd time that Nuno Borges and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats

), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Nuno Borges could take on Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head is 1-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

1/2 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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. Regarding the last 11 years, the Pole has a 182-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hurkacz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

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

Last year in Western & Southern Open Hurkacz was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Nuno Borges vs. Hubert Hurkacz

There is no head to head record between Nuno Borges and Hubert Hurkacz since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Possibly, Nuno Borges may play Frances Tiafoe. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jannik Sinner

45 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-5 20-2 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 45-5 win-loss record in 2024, 20-2 on hard. In the previous 7 years, Jannik has a 118-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was conquering the tournament at the Australian Open where he overcame 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 defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2).

Last year in Western & Southern Open Jannik was defeated by Dusan Lajovic in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Nuno Borges vs. Jannik Sinner

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

Possibly, Nuno Borges could compete against Alexander Zverev. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Alexander Zverev.