Brandon Nakashima is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Stuttgart. The American has defeated Jacob Fearnley 4-6 7-64 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Learner Tien.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Brandon Nakashima’s projected draw together withhispresumable opposition in Boss Open. Nakashima has a losing record (1-9) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Jacob Fearnley (49) – 4-6 7-64 6-1
R2 – Learner Tien (68) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-3
or Corentin Moutet (91) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Ben Shelton (12) – H2H 0-4
or Jiri Lehecka (33) – H2H 2-2
Fin – Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 1-2
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (29) – H2H 0-1
Latest Updated
Draw

R2 – Learner Tien’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

17 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
67
High
66
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 17-16 11-6 3-7 0-0 3-3 0-0
2024 63-14 53-8 0-1 10-5 0-0 0-0
2023 30-10 20-10 0-0 10-0 0-0 0-0
2022 12-11 8-5 3-3 1-3 0-0 0-0

Learner Tien has a 15-13 record in 2025, 1-0 on grass. As for the previous 1 years, the American has a 1-0 record on grass. Tien won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Boss Open Learner didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Learner Tien

There is no head to head record between Brandon Nakashima and Learner Tien since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Alexander Zverev

35 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 35-13 11-4 18-7 0-0 6-2 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 29-11 win-loss record in 2025, but he has not competed until now on grass. The German won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title in Munich where he beat Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Boss Open Zverev didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 4th time that Brandon Nakashima and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Brandon Nakashima could come up against Corentin Moutet. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 4-0 for Ben Shelton

19 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
10
LLLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 19-14 9-5 7-5 1-1 2-3 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 18-11 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on grass. In the course of the last 3 years, Ben has a 7-7 record on grass. Shelton won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Ben’s best result of this season was getting to the final Munich.

Last year in Boss Open Ben capitulated to James Duckworth in the 2nd round 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Ben Shelton

This would be the 5th time that Brandon Nakashima and Ben Shelton clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Brandon Nakashima may play Jiri Lehecka. Their head to head record is 2-2.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Taylor Fritz

23 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
4
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-11 13-5 3-4 1-1 6-1 0-0
2024 54-23 23-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 18-10 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on grass. Regarding the last 12 years, Fritz has a 43-28 record on grass (Click here to see full career record). The American won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4).

Last year in Boss Open Fritz didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Taylor Fritz

This would be the 4th time that Brandon Nakashima and Taylor Fritz face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Brandon Nakashima could face Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their H2H is 1-0 for Felix Auger-Aliassime.