Novak Djokovic is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Djokovic has defeated Learner Tien 6-1 7-63 6-2 and Zachary Svajda 6-75 6-3 6-3 6-1 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Cameron Norrie.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw andhislikely opposition at the U.S. Open. Novak has a positive record (27-9) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Learner Tien (50) – 6-1 7-63 6-2
R2 – Zachary Svajda (145) – 6-75 6-3 6-3 6-1
R3 – Cameron Norrie (35) – H2H 6-0
R4 – Frances Tiafoe (17) – H2H 2-0
or Jan-Lennard Struff (144) – H2H 7-0
1/4 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 10-0
or Tomas Machac (22) – H2H 2-1
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 5-3
or Ben Shelton (6) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 4-6
or Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 9-5
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R3 – Cameron Norrie’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-0 for Novak Djokovic

39 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
27
High
8
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-29 11-15 14-7 10-4 4-3 0-0
2024 24-21 7-4 8-8 6-5 3-4 0-0
2023 36-25 14-12 18-7 1-4 3-2 0-0
2022 49-26 26-11 11-5 6-7 6-3 0-0
2021 56-25 25-11 16-5 9-7 6-2 0-0
2020 14-15 9-8 1-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 31-28 19-13 7-9 3-3 2-3 0-0
2018 32-31 20-15 7-7 3-5 2-4 0-0

Cameron Norrie has a 29-22 win-loss record in 2025, 10-11 on hard. In the course of the last 13 years, the Brit has a 231-113 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Brit won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Cameron’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Geneva.

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

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Cameron Norrie

This would be the 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie fight against each other. The head to head is 6-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

26 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
10
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-23 13-13 11-7 1-1 1-2 0-0
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 26-18 win-loss record in 2025, 13-8 on hard. Regarding the last 12 years, Francis has a 192-130 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Tiafoe’s best result of the current season was reaching the final Houston.

Last year at the U.S. Open the American lost to Taylor Fritz in the semifinal 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-1.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Novak Djokovic may face Jan-Lennard Struff. Their head to head record is 7-0 for Novak Djokovic.

1/4 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 10-0 for Novak Djokovic

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 40-15 record in 2025, 23-8 on hard. Talking about the last 12 years, Fritz has a 259-129 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the title in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he beat 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 Taylor lost to Jannik Sinner in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 11th time that Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz square off. The head to head is 10-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Novak Djokovic could play Tomas Machac. Their H2H is 2-1 for Novak Djokovic.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-3 for Novak Djokovic

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. As for the previous 8 years, Carlos has a 115-29 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Alcaraz will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.

His best result of the current year was winning the competition 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 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 overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 5-0 ret..

Last year at the U.S. Open the Spaniard surrendered to Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round 6-1 7-5 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 9th time that Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz clash against each other. The head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Novak Djokovic may compete against Ben Shelton. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-4 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 33-4 record in 2025, 14-1 on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, Jannik has a 152-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result 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 defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Jannik conquered the title after beating Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 11th time that Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 6-4 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Novak Djokovic may take on Alexander Zverev. Their head to head record is 9-5 for Novak Djokovic.