Alexei Popyrin is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Popyrin has defeated Soon-Woo Kwon 7-5 6-2 6-3, Pedro Martinez Portero 6-2 6-4 6-0 and Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 to reach the 4th round where he will face Frances Tiafoe.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw includinghisplausible opposition at the U.S. Open. Popyrin has a losing record (3-4) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Soon-Woo Kwon (340) – 7-5 6-2 6-3
R2 – Pedro Martinez Portero (43) – 6-2 6-4 6-0
R3 – Novak Djokovic (2) – 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4
R4 – Frances Tiafoe (20) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 2-1
or Grigor Dimitrov (9) – H2H 2-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-3
or Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-0
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 0-3
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R4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

27 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
10
WWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-20 18-10 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 27-20 record in 2024, 18-10 on hard. In the course of the last 11 years, the American has a 176-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Tiafoe’s best result of this current season was getting to the final Houston and Cincinnati.

Last year at the U.S. Open Tiafoe was overcome by Ben Shelton in the quarter 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Frances Tiafoe

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Frances Tiafoe 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 2-1 for Alexei Popyrin

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. In the last 12 years, the Russian has a 189-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

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

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

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Andrey Rublev

This would be the 4th time that Alexei Popyrin and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Alexei Popyrin could face Grigor Dimitrov. Their head to head is 2-1 for Alexei Popyrin.

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

Head to head 3-0 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. In the course of the previous 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 achievement of the current season 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 at the U.S. Open Alexander was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter 6-3 6-2 6-4.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 4th time that Alexei Popyrin and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Alexei Popyrin could play Casper Ruud. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin

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. As for the previous 7 years, the Italian has a 124-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the 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 overcame 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 Jannik lost to Alexander Zverev in the 4th round 6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-3.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Jannik Sinner fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Alexei Popyrin may take on Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev.