Jan-Lennard Struff is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Struff has defeated Mackenzie Mcdonald 3-6 7-64 6-3 6-3 and Holger Rune 7-65 2-6 6-3 4-6 7-5 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Frances Tiafoe.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jan-Lennard Struff’s projected draw withhispresumable opponents at the U.S. Open. Jan-Lennard has a unfavourable record (4-17) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Mackenzie Mcdonald (100) – 3-6 7-64 6-3 6-3
R2 – Holger Rune (11) – 7-65 2-6 6-3 4-6 7-5
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (17) – H2H 1-2
R4 – Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 0-7
or Cameron Norrie (35) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 2-1
or Tomas Machac (22) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 1-4
or Ben Shelton (6) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-3
or Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 1-5
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R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Frances Tiafoe

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

Tiafoe’s most significant result of the current year 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 Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 4th time that Jan-Lennard Struff and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-0 for Novak Djokovic

39 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
4
High
1
WWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-11 21-7 9-3 4-0 5-1 0-0
2024 37-9 15-5 16-3 1-0 5-1 0-0
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 28-9 win-loss record in 2025, 14-5 on hard. In connection to the previous 22 years, Novak has a 555-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was conquering the competition in Geneva where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Last year at the U.S. Open Novak lost to Alexei Popyrin in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4

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H2H Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 8th time that Jan-Lennard Struff and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 7-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Jan-Lennard Struff may fight against Cameron Norrie. Their head to head is 1-1.

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

Head to head 2-1 for Jan-Lennard Struff

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. In the previous 12 years, the American has a 259-129 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0), and in Eastbourne where he defeated Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open the American was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Taylor Fritz

This would be the 4th time that Jan-Lennard Struff and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Struff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Jan-Lennard Struff may face Tomas Machac. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Jan-Lennard Struff.

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

Head to head 4-1 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. Regarding the previous 8 years, the Spaniard 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 most significant achievement of this year was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he overcame 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 overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2), in London where he beat 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 Carlos capitulated to Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round 6-1 7-5 6-4.

H2H Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 6th time that Jan-Lennard Struff and Carlos Alcaraz square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Jan-Lennard Struff could take on Ben Shelton. Their head to head is 1-0 for Jan-Lennard Struff.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 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 win-loss record in 2025, 14-1 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Sinner has a 152-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament 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 beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

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

H2H Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 4th time that Jan-Lennard Struff and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Jan-Lennard Struff may take on Alexander Zverev. Their H2H is 5-1 for Alexander Zverev.