Carlos Alcaraz is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Carlos has defeated Reilly Opelka 6-4 7-5 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Mattia Bellucci.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Carlos Alcaraz’s projected draw together withhisprojected opposition at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz has a winning record (19-5) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Reilly Opelka (67) – 6-4 7-5 6-4
R2 – Mattia Bellucci (65) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Luciano Darderi (34) – H2H 0-0
or Eliot Spizzirri (127) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (18) – H2H 2-0
or Benjamin Bonzi (51) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Ben Shelton (6) – H2H 3-0
or Casper Ruud (12) – H2H 4-1
1/2 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 3-0
or Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 3-5
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 10-5
or Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 6-6
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R2 – Mattia Bellucci’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

24 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
74
High
63
LLLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 24-31 10-13 3-7 6-6 5-5 0-0
2024 51-33 31-18 5-2 9-9 6-4 0-0
2023 33-34 22-19 2-9 4-3 5-3 0-0
2022 66-23 30-4 25-12 11-7 0-0 0-0
2021 39-18 29-10 5-3 5-4 0-1 0-0
2020 15-6 13-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-1
2019 24-15 8-6 9-7 0-0 0-0 7-2
2018 7-5 0-2 5-2 2-1 0-0 0-0

Mattia Bellucci has a 22-25 win-loss record in 2025, 8-10 on hard. During the last 8 years, the Italian has a 141-72 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Mattia’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the final the Sumter Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open Mattia lost to Christopher O Connell in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Mattia Bellucci

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

R3 – Luciano Darderi’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

38 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
26
LLLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 38-30 6-11 30-11 0-4 2-4 0-0
2024 38-31 1-9 34-15 1-4 2-3 0-0
2023 48-31 3-3 45-27 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 37-25 0-1 37-24 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 48-19 20-6 27-12 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 4-7 0-0 4-6 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 5-3 0-0 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Luciano Darderi has a 30-22 record in 2025, 3-7 on hard. Talking about the previous 7 years, Luciano has a 27-26 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Darderi won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Marrakech where he defeated Tallon Griekspoor in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(4), in Bastad where he defeated Jesper De Jong in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, and in Umag where he defeated Carlos Taberner in the final 6-3 6-3.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Italian capitulated to Sebastian Baez in the 1st round 6-4 6-7(3) 6-0 7-6(4).

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Luciano Darderi

There is no head to head record between Carlos Alcaraz and Luciano Darderi since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Carlos Alcaraz may fight against Eliot Spizzirri. Their head to head is 0-0.

R4 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

44 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
14
High
14
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 44-26 22-14 9-6 8-4 5-2 0-0
2024 20-22 13-12 2-5 5-4 0-1 0-0
2023 32-28 18-11 9-8 3-6 2-3 0-0
2022 21-26 7-9 11-8 0-6 3-3 0-0
2021 30-25 4-6 16-7 9-10 1-2 0-0
2020 19-13 5-5 5-5 9-3 0-0 0-0
2019 49-28 19-8 27-14 0-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-25 19-7 23-13 0-1 1-1 2-3

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has a 35-20 win-loss record in 2025, 20-11 on hard. In the last 10 years, Davidovich Fokina has a 135-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Spaniard’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final Delray Beach, Acapulco and Washington.

Last year at the U.S. Open Alejandro was overcome by Rinky Hijikata in the 1st round 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 6-3.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

This would be the 3rd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina face off. The head to head is 2-0

for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Carlos Alcaraz could fight against Benjamin Bonzi. Their H2H is 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.

1/4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

40 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
5
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 40-24 23-9 7-5 4-6 6-4 0-0
2024 42-26 22-13 8-4 8-5 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 36-17 win-loss record in 2025, 22-7 on hard. In the course of the last 5 years, the American has a 88-45 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the competition in Toronto where he defeated Karen Khachanov in the final 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3).

Last year at the U.S. Open the American surrendered to Frances Tiafoe in the 3rd round 4-6 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Ben Shelton

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

Nevertheless, Carlos Alcaraz could square off with Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 4-1 for Carlos Alcaraz.

1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Carlos Alcaraz

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 record in 2025, 22-8 on hard. In the last 12 years, the American has a 258-129 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was conquering the title in Australia where he beat 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 beat Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open the American surrendered to Jannik Sinner in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Taylor Fritz

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

Alternatively, Carlos Alcaraz could compete against Novak Djokovic. Their H2H record is 5-3 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 10-5 for Carlos Alcaraz

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 32-4 win-loss record in 2025, 13-1 on hard. During the previous 8 years, the Italian has a 151-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was winning the title 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 at the U.S. Open the Italian conquered the competition after ousting Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 16th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 10-5 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 5-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Carlos Alcaraz could face Alexander Zverev. Their H2H is 6-6.