[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Valentin Royer’s draw vs Shapovalov, Sinner, Paul, Musetti, Zverev, Alcaraz to win the U.S. Open

U.S. Open draw preview with H2H - Valentin Royer may need to best Denis Shapovalov, Jannik Sinner, Tommy Paul, Lorenzo Musetti, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the tournament in the U.S. Open.

Valentin Royer Stats info

Valentin Royer is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Royer has defeated Bu Yunchaokete 6-1 6-4 7-61 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Denis Shapovalov.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Valentin Royer’s projected draw alongsidehisplausible opponents at the U.S. Open. The French player has no record with the likely opponents.

R1 – Bu Yunchaokete (74) – 6-1 6-4 7-61
R2 – Denis Shapovalov (29) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-0
or Alexei Popyrin (36) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 0-0
or Alexander Bublik (24) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Lorenzo Musetti (10) – H2H 0-0
or Flavio Cobolli (26) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-0
or Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
or Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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. Regarding the last 11 years, Denis has a 145-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Denis won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was conquering the title in Dallas where he defeated Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(5) 6-3, and in Los Cabos where he defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open Denis lost to Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 1st round 6-4 7-5 6-4.

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Denis Shapovalov

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Denis Shapovalov since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R3 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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

His most significant result of the current season was conquering 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 defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Sinner conquered the event after besting Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Jannik Sinner

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Jannik Sinner since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Valentin Royer may play Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 28-12 record in 2025, 12-5 on hard. During the last 11 years, Tommy has a 204-118 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paul won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Paul’s most significant result of this year was getting to the semifinal Adelaide, Dallas, Houston and Rome.

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

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Tommy Paul

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Tommy Paul since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Valentin Royer could come up against Alexander Bublik. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

45 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
6
LWLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 45-22 18-11 19-4 8-6 0-1 0-0
2024 46-30 13-12 18-10 3-5 12-3 0-0
2023 32-29 10-10 16-11 0-5 6-3 0-0
2022 44-30 11-10 21-7 12-10 0-3 0-0
2021 36-31 9-8 17-12 10-10 0-1 0-0
2020 30-15 6-4 20-6 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 32-25 1-2 27-19 4-4 0-0 0-0
2018 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lorenzo Musetti has a 27-12 win-loss record in 2025, 8-7 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Lorenzo has a 58-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Lorenzo’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the final Carlo.

Last year at the U.S. Open the Italian surrendered to Brandon Nakashima in the 3rd round 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-6(4).

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Lorenzo Musetti

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Lorenzo Musetti since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Valentin Royer may face Flavio Cobolli. Their head to head is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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 44-16 win-loss record in 2025, 20-6 on hard. In the course of the last 13 years, the German has a 222-103 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result 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 Zverev was overcome by Taylor Fritz in the quarter 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3).

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Alexander Zverev

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Alexander Zverev since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Valentin Royer may square off with Alex De Minaur. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 56-6 win-loss record in 2025, 18-4 on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Alcaraz has a 115-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he beat 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 defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he beat 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 the Spaniard was overcome by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round 6-1 7-5 6-4.

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Valentin Royer could face Taylor Fritz. Their H2H record is 0-0.