Denis Shapovalov is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Shapovalov has defeated Marton Fucsovics 6-4 6-4 6-0 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Valentin Royer.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Denis Shapovalov’s projected draw withhispresumable opposition at the U.S. Open. Shapovalov has a losing record (6-12) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Marton Fucsovics (63) – 6-4 6-4 6-0
R2 – Valentin Royer (98) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-0
or Alexei Popyrin (36) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Tommy Paul (14) – H2H 2-2
or Alexander Bublik (24) – H2H 0-3
1/4 – Lorenzo Musetti (10) – H2H 0-2
or Flavio Cobolli (26) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 3-6
or Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 1-5
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-2
or Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 6-5
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R2 – Valentin Royer’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

61 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
58
High
56
LLLWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 61-31 16-8 31-11 10-10 4-2 0-0
2024 48-30 6-5 32-13 10-11 0-1 0-0
2023 51-20 24-7 22-10 5-3 0-0 0-0
2022 51-25 8-4 30-15 13-6 0-0 0-0
2021 24-17 1-2 13-8 10-7 0-0 0-0
2020 16-15 4-4 4-3 8-8 0-0 0-0
2019 12-7 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0

Valentin Royer has a 47-21 win-loss record in 2025, 7-5 on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Valentin has a 60-31 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Valentin won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The French player most significant result of the year was reaching the final the Kigali 1 Challenger, the Kigali 2 Challenger, the Zadar Challenger and the Bratislava 1 Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open the French player lost to Gabriel Diallo in the qualifications 7-6(3) 6-4.

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Valentin Royer

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

R3 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov

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 record in 2025, 13-1 on hard. In the course of the last 8 years, the Italian 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 achievement of this season was winning the tournament 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 the Italian won the tournament after besting Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Denis Shapovalov may play Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov.

R4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

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

Paul’s most significant result of this current season was reaching the semifinal Adelaide, Dallas, Houston and Rome.

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

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Tommy Paul

This match would represent the 5th time that Denis Shapovalov and Tommy Paul clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Shapovalov on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Denis Shapovalov may square off with Alexander Bublik. Their H2H is 3-0 for Alexander Bublik.

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

Head to head 2-0 for Lorenzo Musetti

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

Lorenzo’s best result of this year was reaching the final Carlo.

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

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Lorenzo Musetti

This would be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Lorenzo Musetti clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Musetti (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Denis Shapovalov could compete against Flavio Cobolli. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli.

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

Head to head 6-3 for Alexander Zverev

56 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 56-25 24-9 18-7 8-6 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 record in 2025, 20-6 on hard. As for the previous 13 years, Alexander has a 222-103 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the title in Munich where he overcame Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Alexander lost to Taylor Fritz in the quarter 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3).

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 10th time that Denis Shapovalov and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 6-3 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Denis Shapovalov could fight against Alex De Minaur. Their head to head record is 5-1 for Alex De Minaur.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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 56-6 record in 2025, 18-4 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Alcaraz has a 115-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament 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 beat 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 beat 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 Denis Shapovalov vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Denis Shapovalov could take on Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 6-5 for Denis Shapovalov.