Frances Tiafoe is about to start his campaign in the draw at the U.S. Open. In the previous edition of this tournament, he ousted Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5, Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-1 1-0 ret., Ben Shelton 4-6 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3, Alexei Popyrin 6-4 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 4-1 ret..
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opponents at the U.S. Open. Francis has a weak record (7-19) against the likely opposition.
R1 – Yoshihito Nishioka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 3-3
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-22 | 16-14 | 0-2 | 10-2 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-24 | 17-15 | 6-7 | 1-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-22 | 14-15 | 5-5 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 25-13 | 2-5 | 17-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-26 | 5-11 | 8-7 | 5-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-13 | 10-6 | 2-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 30-24 | 20-13 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 40-23 | 32-14 | 5-4 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Yoshihito Nishioka has a 10-16 record in 2025, 6-9 on hard. Talking about the last 15 years, Yoshihito has a 244-158 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Japanese needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 5 matches.
Last year at the U.S. Open Nishioka got to the 1st round in 2024 in Us Open before retiring against Miomir Kecmanovic when he was 7-6(2) 2-6 5-7 7-5 1-0 ret..
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
This contest would be 7th time that Frances Tiafoe and Yoshihito Nishioka square off. The head to head is 3-3 for Tiafoe and Nishioka (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.
R2 – Darwin Blanch’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-22 | 31-14 | 2-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 24-19 | 16-10 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-7 | 0-2 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 10-8 | 7-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Darwin Blanch has a 32-14 record in 2025, 30-11 on hard. In connection to the previous 4 years, Darwin has a 53-27 record on hard. Darwin won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Darwin’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final M15 Villena, M25 Martos and M25 Figueira da Foz.
Last year at the U.S. Open the American didn’t play in this event.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Darwin Blanch
There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Darwin Blanch since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Yet, Frances Tiafoe could take on Martin Damm. Their head to head record is 0-0.
R3 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| 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 27-16 record in 2025, 14-7 on hard. In the previous 8 years, Holger has a 65-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Holger won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Barcelona where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(6) 6-2.
Last year at the U.S. Open the Dane lost to Brandon Nakashima in the 1st round 6-2 6-1 6-4.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Holger Rune
This match would represent the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Holger Rune square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Tiafoe and Rune (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Frances Tiafoe may take on Botic Van De Zandschulp. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Frances Tiafoe.
R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-11 | 21-7 | 9-3 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-5 | 26-1 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 57-11 | 26-6 | 15-3 | 9-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 53-13 | 23-4 | 11-5 | 8-3 | 11-1 | 0-0 |
Novak Djokovic has a 27-9 record in 2025, 13-5 on hard. Talking about the previous 22 years, Novak has a 554-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Geneva where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).
Last year at the U.S. Open Djokovic lost to Alexei Popyrin in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Frances Tiafoe may face Alex Michelsen. Their head to head is 2-0 for Frances Tiafoe.
1/4 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 7-1 for Taylor Fritz
| 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 39-15 win-loss record in 2025, 22-8 on hard. In the previous 12 years, Taylor has a 258-129 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this season was conquering the competition in Australia where he overcame 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 defeated Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.
Last year at the U.S. Open Fritz was overcome by Jannik Sinner in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Taylor Fritz
This match would represent the 9th time that Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz square off. The head to head is 7-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 6-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Frances Tiafoe may take on Jakub Mensik. Their head to head is 0-0.
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Carlos Alcaraz
| 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 54-6 win-loss record in 2025, 16-4 on hard. As for the previous 8 years, Carlos has a 113-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the season 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 overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2), in London where he beat Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2, and in Cincinnati where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 5-0 ret..
Last year at the U.S. Open the Spaniard lost to Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round 6-1 7-5 6-4.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This contest would be 4th time that Frances Tiafoe and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Frances Tiafoe may come up against Ben Shelton. Their H2H is 3-1 for Ben Shelton.
Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner
| 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 31-4 win-loss record in 2025, 12-1 on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Jannik has a 150-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the current season was winning 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 at the U.S. Open the Italian conquered the event after downing Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5.
H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Jannik Sinner
This match would represent the 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Frances Tiafoe could square off with Alexander Zverev. Their head to head record is 8-1 for Alexander Zverev.