Frances Tiafoe is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Houston. Tiafoe has defeated Adam Walton 7-5 6-3 and Alex Michelsen 7-5 6-1 to reach the semifinal where he will face Brandon Nakashima.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw together withhislikely opposition in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The American has a winning record (8-4) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Adam Walton (85) – 7-5 6-3
1/4 – Alex Michelsen (34) – 7-5 6-1
1/2 – Brandon Nakashima
(33) – H2H 5-1
Fin – Tommy Paul (13) – H2H 3-3
or Jenson Brooksby (507) – H2H 0-2
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Draw

1/2 – Brandon Nakashima’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Frances Tiafoe

12 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
32
High
31
LLLWWLW
ALL STATS
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-11 10-7 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2024 61-32 24-12 13-7 15-8 9-5 0-0
2023 21-26 9-15 3-4 8-3 1-4 0-0
2022 41-26 17-13 5-5 9-4 10-4 0-0
2021 45-25 17-10 4-7 20-5 4-3 0-0
2020 28-14 19-6 4-4 5-3 0-0 0-1
2019 18-9 11-6 0-0 7-3 0-0 0-0
2018 9-5 9-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Brandon Nakashima has a 12-8 record in 2025, 2-0 on clay. During the previous 10 years, Nakashima has a 31-27 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nakashima won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s most significant result of this year was getting to the semifinal Acapulco.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship the American capitulated to Ben Shelton in the quarter 7-5 7-6(9).

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima

This match would represent the 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima play each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Final – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

15 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
9
LWWLWLW
ALL STATS
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-6 10-4 2-1 3-1 0-0 0-0
2024 45-20 17-12 10-4 8-2 10-2 0-0
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on clay. In the course of the previous 11 years, the American has a 112-59 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Paul won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Tommy’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the semifinal Adelaide and Dallas.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Tommy didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Tommy Paul

This contest would be 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul play each other. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Tiafoe on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Frances Tiafoe could face Jenson Brooksby. Their H2H is 2-0 for Jenson Brooksby.