Ben Shelton is about to start his bid in the draw at the U.S. Open. In the previous edition of this tournament, he toppled Pedro Cachin 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, Dominic Thiem 7-6(1) 1-0 ret., Aslan Karatsev 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0, Tommy Paul 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Frances Tiafoe 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw andhisplausible opponents at the U.S. Open. The American has a negative record (5-6) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Dominic Thiem (209) – H2H 1-1
R2 – Roberto Bautista Agut (67) – H2H 1-0
or Luca Nardi (92) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (20) – H2H 2-0
or Alexander Shevchenko (60) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 0-1
or Alexei Popyrin (28) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-0
or Grigor Dimitrov (9) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-1
or Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-3
or Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R1 – Dominic Thiem’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

7 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
209
High
3
LLLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 7-12 2-2 4-9 1-0 0-1 0-0
2023 27-30 1-5 18-15 8-8 0-2 0-0
2022 23-19 2-2 8-11 13-6 0-0 0-0
2021 9-9 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-1 0-0
2020 25-9 14-4 6-2 5-3 0-0 0-0
2019 49-19 15-6 23-7 11-5 0-1 0-0
2018 54-20 13-6 30-8 10-4 1-2 0-0
2017 50-27 16-13 24-5 6-6 4-3 0-0

Dominic Thiem has a 7-12 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on hard. Talking about the previous 15 years, Thiem has a 125-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Austrian needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 4 matches.

Last year at the U.S. Open Dominic reached the 2nd round in 2023 in Us Open before retiring against Ben Shelton when he was 7-6(1) 1-0 ret..

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Dominic Thiem

This contest would be 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Dominic Thiem fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Shelton on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Roberto Bautista Agut’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

25 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
67
High
9
LLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-23 7-10 10-7 1-2 7-4 0-0
2023 22-23 9-7 8-8 2-6 3-2 0-0
2022 39-20 17-9 7-3 9-6 6-2 0-0
2021 29-25 14-10 7-7 4-5 4-3 0-0
2020 20-8 13-4 4-2 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 42-22 22-10 8-7 5-3 7-2 0-0
2018 33-20 13-7 11-7 6-5 3-1 0-0
2017 48-21 23-8 11-7 9-4 5-2 0-0

Roberto Bautista Agut has a 25-23 record in 2024, 7-10 on hard. Regarding the previous 19 years, the Spaniard has a 281-151 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Bautista-Agut won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the U.S. Open Bautista-Agut didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut

This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Roberto Bautista Agut fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Ben Shelton may fight against Luca Nardi. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ben Shelton

24 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
10
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-20 15-10 5-6 1-1 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 24-20 record in 2024, 15-10 on hard. In the course of the last 11 years, Francis has a 173-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Tiafoe’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the final Houston and Cincinnati.

Last year at the U.S. Open the American surrendered to Ben Shelton in the quarter 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Ben Shelton may fight against Alexander Shevchenko. Their H2H is 0-0.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

29 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 29-7 8-3 16-3 0-0 5-1 0-0
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 29-7 win-loss record in 2024, 8-3 on hard. In connection to the last 21 years, Novak has a 534-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

His best result of the current season was winning the competition in Paris where he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).

Last year at the U.S. Open the Serbian conquered the tournament after besting Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Ben Shelton may square off with Alexei Popyrin. Their H2H is 1-1.

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

Head to head record 0-0

34 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
5
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 34-17 21-8 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 34-17 record in 2024, 21-8 on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, Rublev has a 186-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

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

Last year at the U.S. Open Andrey lost to Daniil Medvedev in the quarter 6-4 6-3 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Andrey Rublev

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Andrey Rublev since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Possibly, Ben Shelton may square off with Grigor Dimitrov. Their H2H is 1-0 for Grigor Dimitrov.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

52 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-16 23-8 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 52-16 record in 2024, 23-8 on hard. Regarding the last 12 years, the German has a 196-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he overcame Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year at the U.S. Open Alexander was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter 6-3 6-2 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

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

However, Ben Shelton could come up against Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 2-1 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Jannik Sinner

48 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 48-5 23-2 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 48-5 record in 2024, 23-2 on hard. During the last 7 years, the Italian has a 121-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was conquering the tournament 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 overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, in Halle where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Italian was defeated by Alexander Zverev in the 4th round 6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 5th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Ben Shelton may compete against Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.