Ben Shelton is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Shelton has defeated Ignacio Buse 6-3 6-2 6-4 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-4 6-2 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Adrian Mannarino.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw withhisplausible opponents at the U.S. Open. The American has a weak record (5-12) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Ignacio Buse (135) – 6-3 6-2 6-4
R2 – Pablo Carreno-Busta (137) – 6-4 6-2 6-4
R3 – Adrian Mannarino (77) – H2H 1-2
R4 – Jiri Lehecka (21) – H2H 2-0
or Raphael Collignon (107) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-3
or Luciano Darderi (34) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 1-1
or Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-6
or Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-4
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R3 – Adrian Mannarino’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Adrian Mannarino

35 - 37win/loss in 2025

Rank
69
High
17
LLLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 35-37 16-16 5-9 0-6 14-6 0-0
2024 17-33 9-17 0-5 7-6 1-5 0-0
2023 44-29 15-13 2-8 15-4 12-4 0-0
2022 31-32 18-14 1-6 8-7 4-5 0-0
2021 14-26 5-7 0-7 5-8 4-4 0-0
2020 19-17 8-7 0-3 11-7 0-0 0-0
2019 30-31 13-14 5-7 6-7 6-3 0-0
2018 26-30 8-11 1-6 8-8 9-5 0-0

Adrian Mannarino has a 30-30 record in 2025, 11-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 20 years, Mannarino has a 278-206 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The French player won 8 of his last 10 matches.

The French player best achievement of the current season was getting to the final the Newport Challenger.

Last year at the U.S. Open the French player lost to David Goffin in the 2nd round 6-7(8) 6-3 6-2 7-6(1).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Adrian Mannarino

This match would represent the 4th time that Ben Shelton and Adrian Mannarino face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Mannarino (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Jiri Lehecka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ben Shelton

41 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
16
LLLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 41-22 24-10 5-5 5-4 7-3 0-0
2024 32-19 20-10 4-1 8-8 0-0 0-0
2023 38-29 18-13 10-8 5-5 5-3 0-0
2022 42-32 5-4 24-13 13-12 0-3 0-0
2021 63-26 12-3 34-15 17-8 0-0 0-0
2020 17-12 4-4 12-5 1-2 0-0 0-1
2019 13-13 1-2 12-10 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 6-3 0-0 0-1 6-2 0-0 0-0

Jiri Lehecka has a 32-17 record in 2025, 18-8 on hard. During the previous 9 years, Jiri has a 78-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Lehecka won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was winning the competition in Brisbane where he overcame Reilly Opelka in the final 4-1 ret..

Last year at the U.S. Open Jiri was defeated by Andrey Rublev in the 3rd round 6-3 7-5 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jiri Lehecka

This match would represent the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Jiri Lehecka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Ben Shelton may fight against Raphael Collignon. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 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 year 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 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 overcame 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 Carlos lost to Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round 6-1 7-5 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 4th time that Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0

for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Ben Shelton may come up against Luciano Darderi. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.

1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

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

His best achievement of the current season was conquering the title in Australia where he beat 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 overcame Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

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

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Taylor Fritz

This contest would be 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Shelton and Fritz (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton could fight against Novak Djokovic. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-1 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 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 best result of this current year was winning 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 defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

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

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 8th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner fight against each other. The head to head is 6-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Ben Shelton may take on Alexander Zverev. Their H2H is 4-0 for Alexander Zverev.