Alexander Zverev is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Toronto. The German has defeated Adam Walton 7-66 6-4 and Matteo Arnaldi 6-75 6-3 6-2 to reach the 4th round where he will face Francisco Cerundolo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexander Zverev’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opposition in National Bank Open. The German has a negative record (12-14) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Adam Walton (88) – 7-66 6-4
R3 – Matteo Arnaldi (41) – 6-75 6-3 6-2
R4 – Francisco Cerundolo (24) – H2H 0-3
1/4 – Holger Rune (9) – H2H 3-1
or Alexei Popyrin (26) – H2H 3-0
1/2 – Casper Ruud (13) – H2H 4-2
or Karen Khachanov (16) – H2H 5-2
Fin – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 5-8
or Ben Shelton (7) – H2H 3-0
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R4 – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Francisco Cerundolo

38 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
21
High
18
LLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 38-25 12-8 21-11 5-4 0-2 0-0
2024 35-31 5-10 21-13 9-5 0-3 0-0
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 58-21 3-2 55-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 33-12 0-0 33-12 0-0 0-0 0-0

Francisco Cerundolo has a 31-17 win-loss record in 2025, 10-4 on hard. In the last 10 years, Francisco has a 43-37 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Argentine won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Cerundolo’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Buenos Aires.

Last year in National Bank Open Francisco didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Francisco Cerundolo

This match would represent the 4th time that Alexander Zverev and Francisco Cerundolo face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

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

Head to head 3-1 for Alexander Zverev

36 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
4
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-22 20-10 10-6 4-4 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 24-14 win-loss record in 2025, 11-5 on hard. During the previous 8 years, the Dane has a 62-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rune won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Barcelona where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(6) 6-2.

Last year in National Bank Open Rune lost to Alexander Zverev in the 3rd round 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Holger Rune

This would be the 5th time that Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Alexander Zverev could fight against Alexei Popyrin. Their H2H is 3-0 for Alexander Zverev.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Alexander Zverev

39 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
2
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-16 12-8 14-5 13-3 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 28-9 record in 2025, 8-3 on hard. In the last 11 years, the Norwegian has a 114-73 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Casper won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament in Madrid where he beat Jack Draper in the final 7-5 3-6 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open Ruud lost to Sebastian Korda in the 3rd round w/o.

H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 7th time that Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Alexander Zverev could face Karen Khachanov. Their H2H record is 5-2 for Alexander Zverev.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-5 for Taylor Fritz

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
4
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 31-12 3-4 6-5 13-2 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 34-13 record in 2025, 17-6 on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, Fritz has a 253-127 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this season was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0), and in Eastbourne where he overcame Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

Last year in National Bank Open Taylor capitulated to Sebastian Korda in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 14th time that Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz square off. The head to head is 8-5 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Alexander Zverev could fight against Ben Shelton. Their head to head is 3-0 for Alexander Zverev.