Ben Shelton is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Ben has defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-3 3-1 ret. to reach the 3rd round where he will face Roberto Bautista Agut.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw withhispresumable opponents in Cincinnati Open. Ben has a losing record (4-12) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Camilo Ugo Carabelli (47) – 6-3 3-1 ret.
R3 – Roberto Bautista Agut (53) – H2H 2-0
R4 – 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 Andrey Rublev (11) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-6
or Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 1-1
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Draw

R3 – Roberto Bautista Agut’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ben Shelton

15 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
93
High
9
LLWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-22 4-9 6-8 0-1 5-4 0-0
2024 37-28 11-13 10-7 9-4 7-4 0-0
2023 22-23 9-7 8-8 2-6 3-2 0-0
2022 39-20 17-9 7-3 9-6 6-2 0-0
2021 29-25 14-10 7-7 4-5 4-3 0-0
2020 20-8 13-4 4-2 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 42-22 22-10 8-7 5-3 7-2 0-0
2018 33-20 13-7 11-7 6-5 3-1 0-0

Roberto Bautista Agut has a 14-19 record in 2025, 3-6 on hard. During the previous 20 years, the Spaniard has a 288-160 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Bautista-Agut won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Roberto’s most significant result of the season was getting to the semifinal London.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Roberto capitulated to Arthur Cazaux in the qualifications 6-7(0) 6-3 7-5.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut

This would be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Roberto Bautista Agut square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats

), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Jiri Lehecka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

41 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
16
LLLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 41-22 24-10 5-5 5-4 7-3 0-0
2024 32-19 20-10 4-1 8-8 0-0 0-0
2023 38-29 18-13 10-8 5-5 5-3 0-0
2022 42-32 5-4 24-13 13-12 0-3 0-0
2021 63-26 12-3 34-15 17-8 0-0 0-0
2020 17-12 4-4 12-5 1-2 0-0 0-1
2019 13-13 1-2 12-10 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 6-3 0-0 0-1 6-2 0-0 0-0

Jiri Lehecka has a 30-16 record in 2025, 16-7 on hard. During the previous 9 years, Jiri has a 76-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was winning the competition in Brisbane where he overcame Reilly Opelka in the final 4-1 ret..

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Czech was defeated by Frances Tiafoe in the 3rd

round 6-4 6-7(10) 7-6(5).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jiri Lehecka

This contest would be 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Jiri Lehecka square off. 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.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Alexander Zverev

55 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 55-25 24-9 18-7 7-6 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 40-15 record in 2025, 16-5 on hard. As for the previous 13 years, Alexander has a 218-102 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 season 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 lost to Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 7-6(9) 5-7 7-6(4).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 4th time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Ben Shelton could play Karen Khachanov. Their H2H 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 50-6 win-loss record in 2025, 12-4 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Carlos has a 109-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the competition in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2, in Carlo where he beat 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 beat Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2.

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

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Carlos Alcaraz

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

Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton may fight against Andrey Rublev. Their H2H record 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 28-3 record in 2025, 9-0 on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, Jannik has a 147-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 9 matches winning streak.

His best result of the current year was conquering the tournament at the Australian Open where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Jannik won the title after defeating 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 play each other. The head to head is 6-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Ben Shelton may compete against Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 1-1.