Lorenzo Sonego is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Winston. Sonego has defeated Dominic Stricker 6-4 6-1 and Juncheng Shang w/o to reach the quarter where he will face Pavel Kotov.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Lorenzo Sonego’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition in Winston-Salem Open. The Italian has a negative record (1-2) against the likely opponents.
1/4 – Pavel Kotov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-25 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 35-29 | 7-5 | 19-16 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 2018 | 38-21 | 5-4 | 26-12 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 2017 | 46-15 | 14-3 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Pavel Kotov has a 17-16 win-loss record in 2024, 6-6 on hard. Talking about the last 4 years, the Russian has a 29-28 record on hard. The Russian won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Kotov’s best result of this current year was getting to the semifinal Marrakech.
Last year in Winston-Salem Open Kotov capitulated to Mitchell Krueger in the 1st round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Pavel Kotov
This match would represent the 3rd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Pavel Kotov play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kotov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/2 – Rinky Hijikata’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-33 | 29-21 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-34 | 37-23 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 9-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-29 | 37-19 | 2-2 | 10-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-13 | 31-9 | 9-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 22-17 | 14-8 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Rinky Hijikata has a 22-26 win-loss record in 2024, 15-14 on hard. During the previous 8 years, the Australian has a 136-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hijikata won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Winston-Salem Open Rinky lost to Borna Coric in the 2nd round 6-2 7-6(2).
H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Lorenzo Sonego and Rinky Hijikata since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
On the other hand, Lorenzo Sonego may take on David Goffin. Their H2H record is 1-1.
Final – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Lorenzo Sonego
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-33 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 5-4 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Alex Michelsen has a 30-26 record in 2024, 18-10 on hard. In connection to the previous 3 years, Michelsen has a 62-31 record on hard. The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Michelsen’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final Newport.
Last year in Winston-Salem Open the American surrendered to Laslo Djere in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4.
H2H Lorenzo Sonego vs. Alex Michelsen
This would be the 2nd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Alex Michelsen face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sonego (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Lorenzo Sonego could square off with Christopher Eubanks. Their head to head is 0-0.
