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Tommy Paul
Paul at the 2021 French Open
Full nameThomas John Robert Paul
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, US
Born (1997-05-17) May 17, 1997 (age 27)
Voorhees Township, New Jersey, US
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachBrad Stine
Prize money$3,525,223
Singles
Career record96–80 (54.5%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 19 (30 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 19 (30 January 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2023)
French Open2R (2020, 2021)
Wimbledon4R (2022)
US Open3R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record28–35 (44.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 97 (12 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 97 (12 September 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French OpenQF (2020)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open2R (2016)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (2022)
Last updated on: 15 August 2022.

Thomas John Robert "Tommy" Paul (born May 17, 1997) is an American professional tennis player. Paul has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 19, achieved on 30 January 2023, and doubles ranking of No. 97, achieved on 12 September 2022. He won his maiden ATP title at the 2021 Stockholm Open.

Junior career

Tommy Paul was consistently one of the highest ranked juniors of his class. Paul reached a career-high ITF junior rank of No. 3 on December 9, 2015.

Paul reached two junior Grand Slam finals in 2015. He won the 2015 French Open boys' singles title by defeating fellow American Taylor Fritz in the final in three sets. At the same tournament he reached the final in doubles partnering fellow American William Blumberg. He also reached the final at the 2015 US Open boys' singles, this time losing to Fritz in three sets.[1]

Professional

2015: Grand Slam debut

Paul turned pro in 2015. Unusual for an American, Paul has shown a preference for playing on clay, having won the Junior French Open and his first four ITF Futures singles titles on clay. He qualified for the main draw of a major for the first time at the 2015 US Open, losing to Andreas Seppi in the first round.[2]

2016: First top 100 and ATP level win

Paul at the 2016 US Open

In March 2016, Paul cracked the top 200 for the first time by qualifying for the Miami Masters. In April, Paul was awarded a wildcard into the 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships at Houston, and defeated 53rd-ranked Paolo Lorenzi in the first round for his first career ATP level win.[3]

Paul would then mainly compete on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Circuit for the remainder of 2016.

2017: First ATP 500 quarterfinal

He continued competing in Challengers and ITFs in first half of 2017. In July 2017, after going through qualifying at the Atlanta Open, he defeated seventh seed and 53rd-ranked Chung Hyeon in three sets. He then went on to defeat Malek Jaziri in three sets to advance to his first ATP Tour-level quarterfinal. Then he was defeated by third seed Gilles Müller. Following his performance in Atlanta, Tommy was awarded a wildcard into the ATP 500 Washington Open. Paul defeated Casper Ruud to advance to the second round. He then played Lucas Pouille and achieved the biggest win of his career, defeating the Frenchman in straight sets. In the next round, he faced Gilles Müller again, but this time came out on top in three sets to reach his first ATP 500 quarterfinal. He lost to Kei Nishikori in three sets.[4]

2019: Top 100 debut

In September, Paul broke into the top 100 for the first time in his career having won his second ATP Challenger title of the year in New Haven, after winning in Sarasota earlier in the season.[5]

2020: First major third round in singles & quarterfinal in doubles

Paul started his 2020 season at the first edition of the Adelaide International. Getting past qualifying, he reached the semifinals where he lost to fellow qualifier Lloyd Harris.[6] Ranked 80 at the Australian Open, Paul reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career by beating 18th seed and world No. 20, Grigor Dimitrov, in the second round.[7] He was defeated in the third round by Márton Fucsovics.[8]

2021: Top 50 and Olympics debut, first top-5 win, maiden ATP title

Paul started his 2021 season at the Delray Beach Open. Seeded fifth, he lost in the second round to compatriot and eventual finalist, Sebastian Korda.[9] Seeded 15th at the Murray River Open, he was defeated in the second round by Australian Alexei Popyrin.[10] Ranked 53 at the Australian Open, he lost in the second round to 24th seed Casper Ruud.

In March, Paul competed at the Rotterdam Open. He reached the quarterfinals where he fell to qualifier and eventual finalist, Márton Fucsovics.[11] At the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco, he was eliminated in the first round by fourth seed Milos Raonic.[12] In Miami, he was beaten in the first round by Marcos Giron.[13]

Paul started his clay-court season at the Sardegna Open. Seeded eighth, he lost in the first round to Yannick Hanfmann.[14] At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he was defeated in the second round by ninth seed Roberto Bautista Agut.[15] In Madrid, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by sixth seed and world No. 7, Andrey Rublev.[16] Getting past qualifying at the Italian Open, he lost in the first round to tenth seed Roberto Bautista Agut. At the Lyon Open, he was defeated in the second round by second seed, world No. 5, and eventual champion, Stefanos Tsitsipas.[17] Seeded sixth at the first edition of the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Italy, he reached the semifinals where he lost to Sebastian Korda.[18] Ranked 52 at the French Open, he beat Christopher O'Connell in a first-round five-set thriller[19] before he lost in the second round to world No. 2, Daniil Medvedev.[20] As a result, he entered the top 50 on June 14, 2021.

Paul missed the grass-court season due to a foot injury.[21]

Paul qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He lost in the first round to 11th seed Aslan Karatsev of Russia.[22]

Paul started his US Open Series at the Washington Open and lost in the first round to Daniel Elahi Galán.[23] Getting past qualifying at the Canadian Open in Toronto, he was defeated in the second round by tenth seed Roberto Bautista Agut. Making it through qualifying at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, he beat 16th seed, Cristian Garín, in the first round.[24] He was eliminated in the second round by Lorenzo Sonego.[25] Ranked 54 at the US Open, he lost in the first round to Roberto Carballés Baena in four sets.

During the week of September 27, Paul competed at the San Diego Open. He lost in the first round to Sebastian Korda.[26] At the Indian Wells Masters, he recorded one of the biggest wins of his career, defeating fourth seed and world No. 5, Andrey Rublev, to reach the round of 16.[27] Previously, he had never made the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 event. This was his second win against a top 10 opponent after he defeated Alexander Zverev in Acapulco in 2020. He was beaten in the fourth round by 21st seed and eventual champion, Cam Norrie.[28] At the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, he lost in the second round to sixth seed and eventual finalist, Marin Čilić.[29] In St. Petersburg, he was defeated in the second round by fifth seed and eventual finalist, Taylor Fritz.[30] Getting past qualifying at the Paris Masters, he lost in the second round to seventh seed and world No. 10, Hubert Hurkacz.[31] Paul played his final tournament of the season at the Stockholm Open. He reached the first ATP final of his career, defeating fifth seed, Taylor Fritz, in the second round,[32] former world No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion, Andy Murray, in the quarterfinals,[33] and eighth seed, Frances Tiafoe, in the semifinals.[34] He won the title, defeating third seed and defending champion, Denis Shapovalov.[35] He became the 10th first-time titleist of the year.[36]

Paul ended the year ranked 43.

2022: Two top-3 wins, Wimbledon fourth round, Two Masters quarterfinals & top 30

Paul started his 2022 season at the Adelaide International 1. Seeded sixth, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to top seed and eventual champion, Gaël Monfils.[37] At the Adelaide International 2, he made it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by fourth seed Marin Čilić.[38] Ranked No. 41 at the Australian Open, he was eliminated in the second round by Miomir Kecmanović.

Seeded fourth at the Delray Beach Open, Paul reached the semifinals where he fell to top seed Cam Norrie.[39] At the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco, he won his first-round match when his opponent, world No. 6 and fifth seed Matteo Berrettini, retired due to injury.[40] He was beaten in the quarterfinals by fourth seed, former world No. 1, three-time champion, and eventual champion, Rafael Nadal.[41] Representing the U.S. in the Davis Cup tie against Colombia, Paul played one match and won over Nicolás Mejía.[42] In the end, the USA beat Colombia 4–0 to make up for Colombia beating them last year.[43] At the Indian Wells Masters, he upset world No. 3, Alexander Zverev, in the second round for the biggest win of his career to reach the third round for a second time.[44] He lost in the third round to 29th seed Alex de Minaur.[45] The following week at the Miami Open, he defeated 23rd seed, Karen Khachanov, in the second round to reach the third round for the first time.[46] He was ousted from the tournament in the third round by 11th seed Taylor Fritz.[47] As a result, he reached the top 35 at world No. 34 on 4 April 2022.

Paul started his clay-court season at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston. Seeded seventh, he lost in the second round to Nick Kyrgios.[48] Seeded seventh at the Estoril Open, he was defeated in the first round by 2015 champion Richard Gasquet.[49] In Madrid, he lost in the first round to 10th seed, Jannik Sinner, in a tight three-set match, despite having match points at 5–3 and 6–5 in the second set.[50] At the Italian Open, he was beaten in the second round by Alex de Minaur.[51] Seeded sixth at the Geneva Open, he lost in the first round to Tallon Griekspoor.[52] Seeded 30th at the French Open, he was defeated in the first round by Cristian Garín.

Paul began his grass-court season at the Rosmalen Open in 's-Hertogenbosch. Seeded seventh, he lost in the first round to compatriot Brandon Nakashima in a match that consisted of three tiebreakers.[53] In Queens, he beat sixth seed, Denis Shapovalov, in the first round.[54] In the second round, he defeated three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 3, Stan Wawrinka.[55] In the quarterfinals, he lost to second seed, world No. 10, defending champion, and eventual champion, Matteo Berrettini.[56] At the Eastbourne International, he upset second seed and world No. 13, Jannik Sinner, in the second round.[57] He was beaten in the quarterfinals by sixth seed, world No. 24, and defending champion, Alex de Minaur.[58] Seeded 30th at Wimbledon, he defeated Jiří Veselý in the third round to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.[59] He lost in the fourth round to ninth seed, world No. 12, and home crowd favorite, Cameron Norrie.[60]

Paul started his preparation for the US Open at the Atlanta Open. Seeded fifth, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Ilya Ivashka.[61] Seeded 14th at the Washington Open, he was defeated in the second round by 2019 champion and eventual champion, Nick Kyrgios.[62] At the Canadian Open, he stunned second seed and world No. 4, Carlos Alcaraz, in the second round, the third top-5 win of his career.[63][64] He reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career after defeating 13th seed, Marin Čilić, in the third round.[65] He lost in the quarterfinals to Dan Evans in three sets.[66] Despite the loss, he reached a new career-high of world No. 31 on 15 August 2022.[67] At the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, he lost in the second round to Denis Shapovalov in three sets.[68]

Seeded 29th at the 2022 US Open, he reached the third round for the first time at this Major after defeating Bernabé Zapata Miralles and compatriot Sebastian Korda both in five sets matches, the latter lasting over three hours.[69][70][71] He lost to 5th seed and eventual finalist Casper Ruud in a third consecutive five set match lasting almost four hours and half hours.[72]

He recorded the biggest win of his career defeating world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the second round the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters, his fourth Top-10 victory of the year, recovering from a set and a break down and denying him the No. 1 bid.[73][74] He went on to defeat Pablo Carreño Busta to reach the quarterfinals for the first time at this tournament, having defeated three Spaniards in a row, including Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round.

2023: Australian Open semifinal, top 20

Paul made it to the 2023 Australian Open semifinals. On his way to the quarterfinals, Paul defeated Jan-Lennard Struff, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Jenson Brooksby, and Roberto Bautista Agut. He then defeated fellow American Ben Shelton to reach the semifinals, becoming the first American male player to do so at this Major since Andy Roddick in 2009.[75] He fell to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.[76]

Playing style

Paul possesses a strong attacking forehand and solid footwork along the baseline and speed coming into net, attributes that have allowed him success on clay surfaces.[77]

Paul is currently coached by Brad Stine since 2020.[78][79]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2021 Stockholm Open, Sweden 250 Series Hard (i) Canada Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 2–6, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2015 French Open Clay United States Taylor Fritz 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
Loss 2015 US Open Hard United States Taylor Fritz 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 2015 French Open Clay United States William Blumberg Spain Álvaro López San Martín
Spain Jaume Munar 		4–6, 2–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 15 (10–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–2)
ITF Futures Tour (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (6–2)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2015 Spain F13, Valldoreix Futures Clay Spain Albert Alcaraz Ivorra 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2015 Italy F11, Lecco Futures Clay Italy Lorenzo Sonego 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Nov 2015 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Noah Rubin 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win 3–1 Jan 2016 USA F3, Plantation Futures Clay France Adrien Puget 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Win 4–1 Jan 2016 USA F4, Sunrise Futures Clay France Adrien Puget 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 5–1 Feb 2017 USA F6, Palm Coast Futures Clay Japan Renta Tokuda 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Mar 2017 USA F9, Orlando Futures Clay Germany Dominik Köpfer 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Win 6–2 Jun 2017 USA F19, Winston-Salem Futures Hard United States Christopher Eubanks 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Jul 2017 USA F21, Tulsa Futures Hard United States Christian Harrison 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 6–4 Jun 2018 USA F15, Winston-Salem Futures Hard United States Michael Redlicki 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 7–4 Nov 2018 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i) Canada Peter Polansky 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–4 Apr 2019 Sarasota, USA Challenger Clay United States Tennys Sandgren 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8–5 Apr 2019 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Ecuador Emilio Gómez 2–6, 2–6
Win 9–5 Sep 2019 New Haven, USA Challenger Hard United States Marcos Giron 6–3, 6–3
Win 10–5 Sep 2019 Tiburon, USA Challenger Hard Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–4

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2017 USA F21, Tulsa Futures Hard United States Nathan Ponwith United States Austin Krajicek
United States Jackson Withrow 		4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jan 2018 Playford, Australia Challenger Hard United States Mackenzie McDonald Australia Maverick Banes
Australia Jason Kubler 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 2–1 Sep 2018 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Canada Peter Polansky Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
Ecuador Roberto Quiroz 		6–3, 6–3

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 Q2 3R 2R 2R SF 0 / 4 9–4
French Open A Q2 A A 1R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 4 2–4
Wimbledon A Q1 A A Q3 NH A 4R 0 / 1 3–1
US Open 1R Q1 1R A Q2 1R 1R 3R 0 / 5 2–5
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–3 2–3 6–4 5–1 0 / 14 16–14
National representation
Davis Cup A A A A A RR QF 0 / 2 4–1
Summer Olympics NH A NH 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A Q2 A A A NH 4R 3R 0 / 2 5–2
Miami Open A 1R A A A NH 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A NH 2R A 0 / 1 1–1
Madrid Open A A A A A NH 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2
Italian Open A A A A A Q1 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2
Canadian Open A A A A 2R NH 2R QF 0 / 3 5–3
Cincinnati Masters Q1 A 2R A A 1R 2R 2R 0 / 4 3–4
Shanghai Masters A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A 2R 2R QF 0 / 3 5–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 8–8 12–7 0–0 0 / 20 23–20
Career statistics
Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Tournaments 1 4 4 2 4 13 24 26 2 80
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–4 6–4 2–2 2–4 15–13 25–23 39–27 6–2 96–80
Year-end ranking 276 282 152 202 90 54 43 32 55%

Doubles

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 2R A 0 / 2 1–2
French Open A A A A A QF 1R 3R 0 / 3 5–3
Wimbledon A A A A A NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
US Open 1R 2R 1R A A A 1R A 0 / 4 1–4
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 3–2 0–0 0 / 10 8–10

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

Paul's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–3) at 2022 Canadian Open
United Kingdom Andy Murray 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–2, 3–6, 6–3) at 2021 Stockholm
Spain Rafael Nadal 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1) at 2022 Paris Masters
Serbia Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 1–6, 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 French Open
Number 2 ranked players
Germany Alexander Zverev 2–0 100% 2–0 – – Won (6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)) at 2022 Indian Wells Masters
Norway Casper Ruud 1–3 25% 1–2 0–1 – Lost (6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 0–6) at 2022 US Open
Number 3 ranked players
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Lost (4–6, 3–6, 1–6) at 2020 US Open
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 1–1 50% 0–1 – 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–4) at 2022 London
Croatia Marin Čilić 1–2 33% 1–2 – – Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2022 Canadian Open
Canada Milos Raonic 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(6–8), 4–6) at 2021 Acapulco
Austria Dominic Thiem 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8)) at 2022 Vienna
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–3 0% 0–2 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2022 Paris Masters
Number 4 ranked players
Japan Kei Nishikori 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–3, 6–7(8–10), 4–6) at 2017 Washington DC
Number 5 ranked players
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2021 Lyon
South Africa Kevin Anderson 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–4, 0–6, 6–4) at 2020 Hamburg
Russia Andrey Rublev 1–4 20% 1–2 0–2 – Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2022 Gijón
Number 6 ranked players
France Gilles Simon 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–3) at 2020 Paris Masters
Italy Matteo Berrettini 1–1 50% 1–0 – 0–1 Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2022 London
France Gaël Monfils 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2022 Adelaide 1
Number 7 ranked players
Spain Fernando Verdasco 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)) at 2022 Wimbledon Championships
France Richard Gasquet 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2022 Estoril
Number 8 ranked players
Russia Karen Khachanov 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)) at 2022 Miami Open
United States Jack Sock 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–1, 6–1) at 2022 Atlanta
United States Taylor Fritz 1–2 33% 1–2 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 4–6) at 2022 Miami Open
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 1–3 25% 1–2 – 0–1 Lost (4–6, 5–7, 4–6) at 2022 Wimbledon Championships
United States John Isner 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6) at 2020 Acapulco
Number 9 ranked players
Italy Jannik Sinner 1–1 50% – 0–1 1–0 Won (6–3, 3–6, 6–3) at 2022 Eastbourne
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 2–3 40% 2–1 0–2 – Won (6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5) at 2023 Australian Open
Italy Fabio Fognini 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(3–7), 3–6) at 2019 Canadian Open
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Paris Masters
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2022 Paris Masters
France Lucas Pouille 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(8–6), 6–3) at 2017 Washington DC
Canada Denis Shapovalov 2–1 67% 1–1 – 1–0 Lost (6–3, 4–6, 3–6) at 2022 Cincinnati Masters
Total 26–38 41% 20–26
(43%) 		2–10
(17%) 		4–2
(66.67%) 		* correct as of 27 January 2023

Wins over top 10 players

  • He has a 6–13 (31.6%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[80]
Season 2020 2021 2022 Total
Wins 1 1 4 6
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score TPR
2020
1. Germany Alexander Zverev 7 Acapulco, Mexico Hard 2R 6–3, 6–4 66
2021
2. Russia Andrey Rublev 5 Indian Wells, United States Hard 3R 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 60
2022
3. Italy Matteo Berrettini 6 Acapulco, Mexico Hard 1R 4–6, 5–1 ret. 39
4. Germany Alexander Zverev 3 Indian Wells, United States Hard 2R 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2) 39
5. Spain Carlos Alcaraz 4 Montreal, Canada Hard 2R 6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–3 34
6. Spain Rafael Nadal 2 Paris, France Hard (i) 2R 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 31

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