Ben Shelton is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Shelton has defeated Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-2 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Roberto Bautista Agut.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw andhispresumable opposition at the U.S. Open. Shelton has a unfavourable record (4-5) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Dominic Thiem (210) – 6-4 6-2 6-2
R2 – Roberto Bautista Agut (67) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (20) – H2H 2-0
or Alexander Shevchenko (61) – 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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R2 – Roberto Bautista Agut’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

26 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
67
High
9
WLLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-23 8-10 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 26-23 record in 2024, 8-10 on hard. During the last 19 years, the Spaniard has a 282-151 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 5 of his last 10 matches.

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

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut

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

R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ben Shelton

25 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
10
WLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-20 16-10 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 25-20 record in 2024, 16-10 on hard. In the course of the last 11 years, Francis has a 174-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Francis’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Houston and Cincinnati.

Last year at the U.S. Open the American lost 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 play 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 could fight against Alexander Shevchenko. Their head to head is 0-0.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

30 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-7 9-3 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 30-7 record in 2024, 9-3 on hard. As for the previous 21 years, Novak has a 535-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

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

Last year at the U.S. Open Djokovic won the tournament after ousting Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Novak Djokovic

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

Anyhow, Ben Shelton could face Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head is 1-1.

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

Head to head record 0-0

35 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
5
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-17 22-8 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 35-17 record in 2024, 22-8 on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, the Russian has a 187-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rublev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was conquering 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 surrendered 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 clash against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton could fight against Grigor Dimitrov. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Grigor Dimitrov.

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

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

53 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
WLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 53-16 24-8 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 53-16 record in 2024, 24-8 on hard. In the course of the last 12 years, the German has a 197-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was conquering 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 overcame Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year at the U.S. Open Zverev lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter 6-3 6-2 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

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

Possibly, Ben Shelton could square off with Casper Ruud. Their H2H is 2-1 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Jannik Sinner

49 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 49-5 24-2 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 49-5 record in 2024, 24-2 on hard. In the course of the last 7 years, the Italian has a 122-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of this current year was winning 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, in Halle where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open Sinner lost to Alexander Zverev in the 4th round 6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 5th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner clash against 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.

Nonetheless, Ben Shelton may take on Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.