

What Time Will Max Purcell Play Against Tommy Paul?
Purcell and Paul are on the Day 4 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Thursday 29 August 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Max Purcell from Australia will be facing off against Tommy Paul from the USA in their first ever meeting.
Max Purcell, born on April 3, 1998, is currently 26 years old, while Tommy Paul, born on May 17, 1997, is 27 years old.
In terms of ranking, Max Purcell is currently ranked 97th in the ATP, with his highest ranking being 40th on October 16, 2023. On the other hand, Tommy Paul is ranked 14th, with his highest ranking being 12th on October 2, 2023.
Max Purcell was born in Sydney, Australia, while Tommy Paul hails from Voorhees, NJ, USA.
Their win-loss records on hard courts in 2024 are 14-19 for Max Purcell and 36-14 for Tommy Paul. Overall, their career win-loss records on hard courts are 32-52 for Max Purcell and 167-120 for Tommy Paul.
While Max Purcell has not won any career titles on hard courts, Tommy Paul has won 3 titles on this surface.
In terms of their performance in Grand Slam tournaments, Max Purcell has a record of 3-10, reaching the second round three times. His best finish in a Grand Slam was reaching the semifinals of the 2023 Australian Open. On the other hand, Tommy Paul has a record of 31-20, with his best finish being the semifinals of the 2023 Australian Open.
When it comes to comebacks from 2 sets down, Max Purcell has not achieved any, while Tommy Paul has made one such comeback.
In career tiebreaks, Max Purcell has a record of 12-22 in 2024, while Tommy Paul has a record of 60-64, including 10-4 in 2024.
Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah
Suzan Lamens
Elina Svitolina
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Jessica Pegula
Aryna Sabalenka
Elise Mertens
Jelena Ostapenko
Iga Swiatek
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Arthur Fils
Fabian Marozsan
Zizou Bergs
Cori Gauff
Jasmine Paolini
Karen Khachanov
Holger Rune
Francisco Cerundolo
Ben Shelton
In terms of career prize money, Max Purcell has earned $3,884,256, with $1,038,677 earned in 2024. On the other hand, Tommy Paul has earned $8,967,897, with $2,326,912 earned in 2024.
Max Purcell is currently coached by Blaz Kavcic, while Tommy Paul is coached by Brad Stine.
In previous tournaments, Max Purcell lost in the first round to Jannik Sinner and Christopher O’Connell last year. However, he defeated his compatriot Aleksandar Vukic in the first round of this tournament. He has previously lost in the qualifying rounds of this tournament in 2018, 2019, and 2022. He has also reached
the second round of Grand Slam tournaments at the 2023 Roland Garros and 2024 Australian Open. He has a record of 4-12 against top 20 players and is looking for his first win against them since defeating Matteo Berrettini.
Max Purcell broke into the top 200 singles players in 2021 and reached the top 100 in March 2023, achieving his highest ranking of 40th in October 2023. He reached his first ATP Tour semifinal in Eastbourne in 2021 and his first final in 2024. He also achieved his biggest win by defeating Casper Ruud, who was ranked 7th at the time, at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.
Tommy Paul, on the other hand, has reached the third round of this tournament in 2022 and the fourth round in 2023. However, he lost to his compatriot J.J. Shelton in this tournament after defeating him in the Australian Open earlier this season. In 2022, Tommy Paul rallied from being two sets down to defeat Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Sebastian Korda in the first and second rounds respectively before losing to Ruud in the third round. He had never won a match in Flushing Meadows prior to 2022.
Tommy Paul achieved a career-high ranking of 12th in October 2023 after becoming the first American man to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open since Andy Roddick in 2009. He has a record of 7-12 against top 5 players and his biggest win came against Carlos Alcaraz to reach the semifinals of the 2023 Toronto Masters. He reached his first ATP Tour final and won his first title at the 2021 Stockholm Open. He also won his second ATP Tour title at the 2024 Dallas Open and reached the semifinals of the 2024 Indian Wells and Rome Masters, where he defeated defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round. He has also achieved notable upsets against Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, and Carlos Alcaraz in ATP Masters 1000 events.
Tommy Paul was the champion of the 2015 Roland Garros boys’ singles and reached the final of the boys’ doubles event with William Blumberg.
The match between Max Purcell and Tommy Paul will be played on Court 17.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Purcell will win.
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