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 (149) – H2H 3-3
R2 – Darwin Blanch (364) – H2H 0-0
or Martin Damm (431) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Holger Rune (11) – H2H 1-1
or Botic Van De Zandschulp (73) – H2H 2-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 0-2
or Alex Michelsen (32) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 1-7
or Jakub Mensik (16) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 1-2
or Ben Shelton (6) – H2H 1-3
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-4
or Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 1-8
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R1 – Yoshihito Nishioka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

26 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
111
High
24
WWWWWWL
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

40 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
285
High
285
LWWLWWW
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

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 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

39 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
4
High
1
WWWWLWW
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

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 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

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 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

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 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.