David Goffin is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Acapulco. David has defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-2 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Ben Shelton.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is David Goffin’s projected draw withhisplausible opponents in Abierto Mexicano Telcel. The Belgian has a neutral record (5-5) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Rinky Hijikata (82) – 6-2 6-3
R2 – Ben Shelton (14) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Holger Rune (13) – H2H 0-1
or Brandon Nakashima (42) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 4-4
or Tomas Machac (25) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Casper Ruud (5) – H2H 1-0
or Tommy Paul (10) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

23 - 15win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
9
LWWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-15 9-5 7-5 1-1 6-4 0-0
2024 42-26 22-13 8-4 8-5 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 7-3 record in 2025, 6-2 on hard. In connection to the previous 5 years, the American has a 72-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Shelton won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Ben’s best achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Shelton lost to Casper Ruud in the quarter 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4.

H2H David Goffin vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between David Goffin and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Holger Rune

22 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
4
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 22-14 9-5 9-5 2-2 2-2 0-0
2024 45-24 21-12 11-6 10-4 3-2 0-0
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 6-5 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on hard. In the last 8 years, Holger has a 55-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Holger lost to Casper Ruud in the semifinal 3-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H David Goffin vs. Holger Rune

This contest would be 2nd time that David Goffin and Holger Rune fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, David Goffin could face Brandon Nakashima. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Brandon Nakashima.

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

Head to head record 4-4

35 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 35-14 11-4 18-7 0-0 6-3 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 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

Alexander Zverev has a 12-3 record in 2025, 9-1 on hard. In the previous 13 years, the German has a 213-98 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). The German won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Alexander’s best result of this season was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Alexander was overcome by Daniel Altmaier in the 1st round 6-3 3-6 6-3.

H2H David Goffin vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 9th time that David Goffin and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 4-4 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Goffin on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, David Goffin may fight against Tomas Machac. Their head to head is 2-0 for Tomas Machac.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for David Goffin

25 - 8win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
2
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-8 6-3 13-4 6-1 0-0 0-0
2024 51-25 21-9 24-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 10-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Casper has a 110-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Ruud’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final Dallas.

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Casper lost to Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-4.

H2H David Goffin vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 2nd time that David Goffin and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Goffin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, David Goffin could face Tommy Paul. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Tommy Paul.