Frances Tiafoe is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The American has defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5, Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-1 1-0 ret. and Ben Shelton 4-6 7-5 6-75 6-4 6-3 to reach the 4th round where he will face Alexei Popyrin.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw andhislikely opposition at the U.S. Open. Francis has a negative record (5-12) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Aleksandar Kovacevic (76) – 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5
R2 – Alexander Shevchenko (61) – 6-4 6-1 1-0 ret.
R3 – Ben Shelton (13) – 4-6 7-5 6-75 6-4 6-3
R4 – Alexei Popyrin (28) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 3-1
or Grigor Dimitrov (9) – H2H 1-3
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 1-7
or Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-4
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 1-5
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R4 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

25 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
28
High
23
WWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-16 16-5 4-8 0-0 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0
2017 35-21 22-10 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 25-16 record in 2024, 16-5 on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, the Australian has a 135-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Popyrin won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was conquering the title in Montreal where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Alexei lost to Dominic Stricker in the 1st round 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexei Popyrin

There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Alexei Popyrin since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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

Head to head 3-1 for Frances Tiafoe

37 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
5
WWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-17 24-8 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 37-17 record in 2024, 24-8 on hard. Regarding the last 12 years, Rublev has a 189-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was conquering the title in Hong Kong where he overcame Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year at the U.S. Open Rublev was defeated by Daniil Medvedev in the quarter 6-4 6-3 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 5th time that Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Frances Tiafoe may come up against Grigor Dimitrov. Their head to head is 3-1 for Grigor Dimitrov.

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

Head to head 7-1 for Alexander Zverev

55 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
WWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 55-16 26-8 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 55-16 win-loss record in 2024, 26-8 on hard. Talking about the last 12 years, Zverev has a 199-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 9th time that Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 7-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Frances Tiafoe may fight against Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

51 - 5win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 51-5 26-2 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 51-5 win-loss record in 2024, 26-2 on hard. In connection to the last 7 years, the Italian has a 124-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the title at the Australian Open where he defeated 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 defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2.

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

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe could take on Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H record is 5-1 for Daniil Medvedev.