[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Yosuke Watanuki’s draw vs Tiafoe, Mpetshi Perricard, Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Alcaraz to win the Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Yosuke Watanuki may need to beat Frances Tiafoe, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the title in the BNP Paribas Open.

Yosuke Watanuki Stats info

Yosuke Watanuki is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Watanuki has defeated Alexander Bublik 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Tomas Machac 4-6 4-2 ret. to reach the 3rd round where he will face Frances Tiafoe.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yosuke Watanuki’s projected draw includinghisprojected opponents in BNP Paribas Open. The Japanese has a negative record (1-2) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Alexander Bublik (82) – 6-3 3-6 6-3
R2 – Tomas Machac (20) – 4-6 4-2 ret.
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (17) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (30) – H2H 1-0
or Tallon Griekspoor (43) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) – H2H 0-0
or Holger Rune (13) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (6) – H2H 0-1
or Tommy Paul (11) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-0
or Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 0-2
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R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

10 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
10
WLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 10-7 5-5 4-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 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

Frances Tiafoe has a 5-4 record in 2025, 4-3 on hard. In the previous 12 years, the American has a 183-125 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the American surrendered to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 3rd round 6-3 6-3.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Frances Tiafoe play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yosuke Watanuki

6 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
29
LLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 6-6 5-5 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0
2024 48-25 15-9 10-5 13-7 10-4 0-0
2023 37-27 21-12 9-9 5-5 2-1 0-0
2022 33-23 0-0 31-18 2-5 0-0 0-0
2021 24-22 5-6 15-9 4-7 0-0 0-0
2020 1-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 2-7 0-0 2-4 0-3 0-0 0-0
2018 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has a 6-3 record in 2025, 5-3 on hard. In connection to the previous 3 years, the French player has a 41-24 record on hard.

Giovanni’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Brisbane.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Giovanni didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

This match would represent the 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Watanuki (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Yosuke Watanuki could play Tallon Griekspoor. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

12 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
3
WLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-6 9-5 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0
2024 45-22 13-11 22-6 8-3 2-2 0-0
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 9-4 record in 2025, 7-3 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, the Greek has a 188-99 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament in Dubai where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-3.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Stefanos capitulated to Jiri Lehecka in the 4th round 6-2 6-4.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Stefanos Tsitsipas since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Yosuke Watanuki may compete against Holger Rune. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev

13 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
1
WLLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 13-7 9-5 1-0 3-2 0-0 0-0
2024 46-21 28-9 11-5 1-5 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 9-5 win-loss record in 2025, 6-3 on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, Medvedev has a 253-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the semifinal Marseille.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Medvedev lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Daniil Medvedev face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Yosuke Watanuki could play Tommy Paul. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

15 - 4win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
1
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-4 10-4 0-0 5-0 0-0 0-0
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 12-2 record in 2025, 7-2 on hard. In the previous 8 years, Alcaraz has a 104-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was conquering the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Carlos won the tournament after ousting Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5) 6-1.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

However, Yosuke Watanuki could face Taylor Fritz. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Taylor Fritz.