Francisco Cerundolo is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Cerundolo has defeated Mackenzie Mcdonald 4-6 7-63 6-1, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-4 and Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-3 to reach the quarter where he will face Carlos Alcaraz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Francisco Cerundolo’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opponents in BNP Paribas Open. The Argentine has a negative record (1-2) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Mackenzie Mcdonald (109) – 4-6 7-63 6-1
R3 – Botic Van De Zandschulp (85) – 6-3 6-4
R4 – Alex De Minaur (10) – 7-5 6-3
1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Ben Shelton (12) – H2H 0-1
or Jack Draper (14) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Daniil Medvedev (6) – H2H 0-0
or Holger Rune (13) – H2H 1-1
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1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

71 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 71-9 28-4 22-1 10-3 11-1 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 14-2 record in 2025, 9-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Carlos has a 106-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Spaniard conquered the competition after besting Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5) 6-1.

H2H Francisco Cerundolo vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 3rd time that Francisco Cerundolo and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Cerundolo and Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

40 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
5
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 40-24 23-9 7-5 4-6 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 10-4 record in 2025, 9-3 on hard. Talking about the previous 5 years, Ben has a 75-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Shelton’s most significant result of the year was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the American was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the 4th round 7-6(4) 6-1.

H2H Francisco Cerundolo vs. Ben Shelton

This contest would be 2nd time that Francisco Cerundolo and Ben Shelton fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Francisco Cerundolo may play Jack Draper. Their head to head is 2-0 for Francisco Cerundolo.

Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

41 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
1
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 41-23 20-12 6-4 10-4 5-3 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 11-5 record in 2025, 8-3 on hard. In the course of the last 13 years, the Russian has a 255-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best result of this season was getting to the semifinal Marseille.

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

H2H Francisco Cerundolo vs. Daniil Medvedev

There is no head to head record between Francisco Cerundolo and Daniil Medvedev since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Francisco Cerundolo may come up against Holger Rune. Their H2H is 1-1.