Ben Shelton is about to kick off his bid in the draw in Cincinnati. In the previous edition of this tournament, he conquered Reilly Opelka 7-6(3) 7-6(3), Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(6) 7-6(7) 6-3 and Fabian Marozsan 6-4 6-3.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw together withhislikely opposition in Cincinnati Open. The American has a weak record (2-13) with the plausible opposition.

R1R1 – Bye
R2 – Camilo Ugo Carabelli (47) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Cameron Norrie (39) – H2H 0-1
or Roberto Bautista Agut (53) – H2H 2-0
R4 – Daniil Medvedev (15) – H2H 1-0
or Jiri Lehecka (26) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-3
or Karen Khachanov (12) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-3
or Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-6
or Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 1-1
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Draw

R2 – Camilo Ugo Carabelli’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

33 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
49
High
43
LWLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 33-29 5-9 27-14 1-3 0-3 0-0
2024 58-30 6-5 52-24 0-0 0-1 0-0
2023 41-26 0-2 41-24 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 39-24 3-4 36-19 0-0 0-1 0-0
2021 43-24 4-2 39-22 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 19-12 0-1 18-10 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 45-29 12-8 33-21 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 51-18 3-2 48-16 0-0 0-0 0-0

Camilo Ugo Carabelli has a 31-21 record in 2025, 4-4 on hard. In connection to the last 10 years, Ugo Carabelli has a 36-31 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Argentine won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Argentine’s best result of this season was getting to the final the Rosario Challenger.

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Argentine didn’t play in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Camilo Ugo Carabelli since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

R3 – Cameron Norrie’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Cameron Norrie

39 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
27
High
8
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-29 11-15 14-7 10-4 4-3 0-0
2024 24-21 7-4 8-8 6-5 3-4 0-0
2023 36-25 14-12 18-7 1-4 3-2 0-0
2022 49-26 26-11 11-5 6-7 6-3 0-0
2021 56-25 25-11 16-5 9-7 6-2 0-0
2020 14-15 9-8 1-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 31-28 19-13 7-9 3-3 2-3 0-0
2018 32-31 20-15 7-7 3-5 2-4 0-0

Cameron Norrie has a 27-21 record in 2025, 8-10 on hard. As for the previous 13 years, the Brit has a 229-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cameron won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Cameron’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the semifinal Geneva.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Cameron didn’t play in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Cameron Norrie

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

On the other hand, Ben Shelton may play Roberto Bautista Agut. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Ben Shelton.

R4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

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 26-16 win-loss record in 2025, 12-7 on hard. In the course of the previous 13 years, Medvedev has a 259-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Medvedev’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the final Halle.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Medvedev surrendered to Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd round 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Daniil Medvedev

This match would represent the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton could play Jiri Lehecka. Their head to head is 1-0 for Ben Shelton

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

Head to head 3-0 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 39-15 record in 2025, 15-5 on hard. In connection to the last 13 years, Zverev has a 217-102 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was conquering the title in Munich where he overcame Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Cincinnati Open the German was overcome by Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 7-6(9) 5-7 7-6(4).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 4th time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Ben Shelton may play Karen Khachanov. Their head to head is 2-0 for Ben Shelton.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

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 48-6 win-loss record in 2025, 10-4 on hard. In the course of the last 8 years, Carlos has a 107-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current year was winning the title in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2, in Carlo where he defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the final 3-6 6-1 6-0, in Rome where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2), and in London where he overcame Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2.

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Spaniard was defeated by Gael Monfils in the 2nd round 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 4th time that Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Ben Shelton could face Alex De Minaur. Their head to head is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-1 for Jannik Sinner

58 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 58-6 24-3 11-2 15-0 8-1 0-0
2024 73-8 40-5 11-2 13-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 27-3 record in 2025, 8-0 on hard. As for the last 8 years, Jannik has a 146-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of this current year was conquering the title at the Australian Open where he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Italian conquered the event after besting Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 8th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 6-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Ben Shelton could face Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 1-1.