Alex Michelsen is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Toronto. Michelsen has defeated Tomas Barrios Vera 7-67 6-3 and Lorenzo Musetti 3-6 7-64 6-4 to reach the 4th round where he will face Learner Tien.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alex Michelsen’s projected draw andhisprojected opposition in National Bank Open. Alex has a neutral record (2-2) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Tomas Barrios Vera (143) – 7-67 6-3
R3 – Lorenzo Musetti (10) – 3-6 7-64 6-4
R4 – Learner Tien (61) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Casper Ruud (13) – H2H 0-0
or Karen Khachanov (16) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-1
or Holger Rune (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 1-0
or Ben Shelton (7) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R4 – Learner Tien’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

39 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
28
High
28
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-25 26-13 3-7 6-1 4-4 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 23-18 win-loss record in 2025, 16-7 on hard. In the course of the last 4 years, Learner has a 97-30 record on hard. The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

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

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Learner Tien

This contest would be 3rd time that Alex Michelsen and Learner Tien clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Michelsen and Tien (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 course of the previous 11 years, Ruud has a 114-73 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

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

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

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Alex Michelsen may face Karen Khachanov. Their H2H is 1-0 for Alex Michelsen.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 6-3 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 37-14 record in 2025, 13-4 on hard. During the last 13 years, the German has a 215-101 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was winning the title in Munich where he defeated Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open Zverev was overcome by Sebastian Korda in the quarter 7-6(5) 1-6 6-4.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Alex Michelsen may compete against Holger Rune. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alex Michelsen

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 previous 12 years, the American has a 253-127 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 8 of his last 10 matches.

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

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

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Taylor Fritz

This contest would be 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Alex Michelsen may face Ben Shelton. Their H2H record is 0-0.