Alexei Popyrin is about to commence his run in the draw at the U.S. Open. In the previous edition of this tournament, he bested Soon-Woo Kwon 7-5 6-2 6-3, Pedro Martinez Portero 6-2 6-4 6-0 and Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw withhispresumable opposition at the U.S. Open. Alexei has a weak record (3-12) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Emil Ruusuvuori (752) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-0
or Vit Kopriva (89) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Denis Shapovalov (29) – H2H 0-1
or Bu Yunchaokete (74) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 1-4
or Alexander Bublik (24) – H2H 3-1
1/4 – Jack Draper (5) – H2H 0-2
or Lorenzo Musetti (10) – H2H 2-3
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-4
or Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-1
or Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 1-1
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R1 – Emil Ruusuvuori’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin

11 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
547
High
37
LLWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 11-17 1-5 2-2 8-10 0-0 0-0
2024 17-16 8-6 2-5 4-2 3-3 0-0
2023 31-30 13-11 6-7 9-8 3-4 0-0
2022 41-32 15-12 10-9 10-7 6-4 0-0
2021 30-26 21-12 1-5 6-6 2-3 0-0
2020 27-15 11-5 0-2 16-8 0-0 0-0
2019 56-18 23-5 8-9 24-2 0-1 1-1
2018 50-24 23-10 11-7 16-7 0-0 0-0

Emil Ruusuvuori has a 6-9 win-loss record in 2025, 1-4 on hard. During the last 12 years, the Finn has a 120-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Finn won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the U.S. Open Ruusuvuori didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

This would be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Emil Ruusuvuori face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin

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 last 8 years, Jannik has a 151-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was conquering the competition 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 overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Italian won the competition after besting Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Alexei Popyrin could play Vit Kopriva. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.

R3 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov

26 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
23
High
10
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-22 14-11 2-5 9-3 1-3 0-0
2024 33-25 9-10 5-6 16-6 3-3 0-0
2023 13-13 6-6 3-3 0-1 4-3 0-0
2022 34-26 22-12 4-4 7-6 1-4 0-0
2021 30-23 11-11 7-6 4-3 8-3 0-0
2020 17-15 8-6 5-2 4-7 0-0 0-0
2019 38-28 20-11 4-6 14-8 0-3 0-0
2018 35-28 18-13 8-6 7-5 2-4 0-0

Denis Shapovalov has a 20-16 record in 2025, 12-8 on hard. Talking about the previous 11 years, Shapovalov has a 145-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Shapovalov won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Dallas where he defeated Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(5) 6-3, and in Los Cabos where he overcame Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Canadian was overcome by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 1st round 6-4 7-5 6-4.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Denis Shapovalov

This contest would be 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Denis Shapovalov play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Alexei Popyrin may play Bu Yunchaokete. Their H2H is 0-0.

R4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Tommy Paul

29 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
20
High
8
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-13 13-6 12-4 3-1 1-2 0-0
2024 45-20 17-12 10-4 8-2 10-2 0-0
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 27-12 record in 2025, 11-5 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, the American has a 203-118 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paul won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best achievement of the current year was getting to the semifinal Adelaide, Dallas, Houston and Rome.

Last year at the U.S. Open Paul was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the 4th round 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-1.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Tommy Paul

This would be the 6th time that Alexei Popyrin and Tommy Paul face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Paul (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Alexei Popyrin may fight against Alexander Bublik. Their H2H record is 3-1 for Alexei Popyrin.

1/4 – Jack Draper’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Jack Draper

30 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
4
WLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 30-9 14-3 12-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2024 39-22 19-10 5-7 7-3 8-2 0-0
2023 34-15 15-8 3-3 16-4 0-0 0-0
2022 46-19 12-6 2-2 26-7 6-4 0-0
2021 18-16 6-6 7-5 3-2 2-2 0-1
2020 17-6 2-1 0-0 14-4 0-0 1-1
2019 41-17 30-10 0-0 10-4 1-3 0-0
2018 31-9 21-2 7-2 3-3 0-2 0-0

Jack Draper has a 30-9 win-loss record in 2025, 14-3 on hard. As for the previous 8 years, the Brit has a 119-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jack won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was conquering the tournament in Indian Wells where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open Draper capitulated to Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 7-5 7-6(3) 6-2.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Jack Draper

This contest would be 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Jack Draper face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Draper (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Alexei Popyrin could fight against Lorenzo Musetti. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Lorenzo Musetti.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Alexander Zverev

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 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 43-16 record in 2025, 19-6 on hard. Talking about the previous 13 years, the German has a 221-103 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the competition in Munich where he defeated Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open the German was defeated by Taylor Fritz in the quarter 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3).

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 5th time that Alexei Popyrin and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Alexei Popyrin could compete against Alex De Minaur. Their H2H is 2-1 for Alex De Minaur.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 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 55-6 record in 2025, 17-4 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Carlos has a 114-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

His best result of this year was conquering 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 defeated 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), in London where he defeated Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2, and in Cincinnati where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 5-0 ret..

Last year at the U.S. Open Alcaraz was defeated by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round 6-1 7-5 6-4.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Alexei Popyrin may face Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 1-1.