Carlos Alcaraz is 2 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Carlos has defeated Reilly Opelka 6-4 7-5 6-4, Mattia Bellucci 6-1 6-0 6-3, Luciano Darderi 6-2 6-4 6-0, Arthur Rinderknech 7-63 6-3 6-4 and Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-2 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Novak Djokovic.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Carlos Alcaraz’s projected draw andhisprojected opponents at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz has a favorable record (13-10) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Reilly Opelka (67) – 6-4 7-5 6-4
R2 – Mattia Bellucci (65) – 6-1 6-0 6-3
R3 – Luciano Darderi (34) – 6-2 6-4 6-0
R4 – Arthur Rinderknech (82) – 7-63 6-3 6-4
1/4 – Jiri Lehecka (21) – 6-4 6-2 6-4
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 3-5
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 10-5
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (27) – H2H 4-3
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1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-3 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 31-9 win-loss record in 2025, 17-5 on hard. In the course of the previous 22 years, Djokovic has a 558-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of the year was winning the title in Geneva where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Last year at the U.S. Open

Djokovic lost to Alexei Popyrin in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic

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

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 10-5 for Carlos Alcaraz

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 36-4 win-loss record in 2025, 17-1 on hard. In the last 8 years, Sinner has a 155-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of the season was conquering 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 won the tournament after beating Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5.

H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 16th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fight against each other. The head to head is 10-5 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 5-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Carlos Alcaraz may take on Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head record is 4-3 for Carlos Alcaraz.