Jannik Sinner is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Jannik has defeated Alex Michelsen 6-4 7-5, Jordan Thompson w/o and Andrey Rublev 4-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Alexander Zverev.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jannik Sinner’s projected draw alongsidehisplausible opponents in Western & Southern Open. The Italian has a unfavourable record (3-6) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Alex Michelsen (57) – 6-4 7-5
R3 – Jordan Thompson (32) – w/o
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – 4-6 7-5 6-4
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 1-4
Fin – Holger Rune (16) – H2H 2-2
or Frances Tiafoe (27) – H2H 3-1
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1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Alexander Zverev

52 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
WWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-15 23-7 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 52-15 win-loss record in 2024, 23-7 on hard. In connection to the previous 12 years, the German has a 196-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the tournament 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

Zverev surrendered to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 7-6(5) 7-5.

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 6th time that Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

33 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
4
WWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-16 16-6 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 33-16 win-loss record in 2024, 16-6 on hard. Talking about the previous 7 years, Holger has a 46-36 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Holger won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Rune’s best result of this current year was reaching 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 Jannik Sinner vs. Holger Rune

This would be the 5th time that Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Sinner and Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Jannik Sinner may square off with Frances Tiafoe. Their H2H record is 3-1 for Jannik Sinner.