Frances Tiafoe is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Tiafoe has defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 7-66 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Martin Damm.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw includinghislikely opposition at the U.S. Open. Tiafoe has a unfavourable record (4-16) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Yoshihito Nishioka (149) – 6-3 7-66 6-3
R2 – Martin Damm (431) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Holger Rune (11) – H2H 1-1
or Jan-Lennard Struff (144) – H2H 2-1
R4 – Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 0-2
or Cameron Norrie (35) – H2H 2-2
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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Draw

R2 – Martin Damm’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

52 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
175
High
173
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 52-20 36-13 0-2 16-5 0-0 0-0
2024 15-20 7-7 1-5 7-8 0-0 0-0
2023 52-29 30-14 9-8 13-7 0-0 0-0
2022 32-23 17-12 10-6 5-5 0-0 0-0
2021 28-22 7-4 16-12 5-6 0-0 0-0
2020 5-11 3-6 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 4-4 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Martin Damm has a 37-13 record in 2025, 35-10 on hard. Talking about the last 7 years, Martin has a 99-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Martin won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best result of the year was reaching the final M15 Sharm ElSheikh, M25 Tbilisi, M15 Vaasa and M25 Elvas.

Last year at the U.S. Open Damm was overcome by Shintaro Mochizuki in the qualifications 6-7(7) 6-1 7-6(7).

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Martin Damm

There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Martin Damm since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

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 28-16 win-loss record in 2025, 15-7 on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, Rune has a 66-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was winning the competition in Barcelona where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(6) 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Dane was defeated by Brandon Nakashima in the 1st round 6-2 6-1 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Holger Rune

This would be 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.

Alternatively, Frances Tiafoe may play Jan-Lennard Struff. Their H2H record is 2-1 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. During the previous 22 years, the Serbian has a 554-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was conquering the title in Geneva where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Last year at the U.S. Open the Serbian was defeated by Alexei Popyrin in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Novak Djokovic fight 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 play Cameron Norrie. Their head to head record is 2-2.

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 course of the previous 12 years, Taylor has a 258-129 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the competition in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0), and in Eastbourne where he overcame Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open Fritz was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Taylor Fritz

This contest would be 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.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe may face Jakub Mensik. Their H2H 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 55-6 record in 2025, 17-4 on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Alcaraz has a 114-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of the current season was conquering the title in Rotterdam where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2, in Carlo where he overcame 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 overcame 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 Carlos 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 fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Frances Tiafoe may square off with Ben Shelton. Their head to head record 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. As for the previous 8 years, Jannik has a 150-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he overcame 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 Sinner won the event after beating Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe may face Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 8-1 for Alexander Zverev.