Daniil Medvedev is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. Medvedev has defeated Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-4 6-2, Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-3 and Francisco Cerundolo 7-64 6-3 to reach the semifinal where he will face Novak Djokovic.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Daniil Medvedev’s projected draw together withhislikely opposition in China Open. The Russian has a losing record (13-14) with the projected opponents.
1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 10-5 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18-7 | 11-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Novak Djokovic has a 17-7 record in 2026, 10-4 on hard. Talking about the last 23 years, the Serbian has a 572-99 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Novak’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .
Last year in China Open Novak didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 16th time that Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 10-5 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-3 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 8-4 for Daniil Medvedev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40-18 | 19-9 | 7-6 | 6-0 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 56-24 | 30-11 | 10-5 | 13-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-21 | 19-6 | 10-5 | 11-9 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-26 | 26-12 | 4-5 | 10-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-25 | 19-10 | 9-6 | 12-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-25 | 10-10 | 4-5 | 3-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-10 | 6-5 | 0-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 41-20 | 25-10 | 1-4 | 13-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Alex De Minaur has a 39-18 win-loss record in 2026, 18-9 on hard. During the last 12 years, Alex has a 219-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alex will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of this season was winning the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in China Open De Minaur was overcome by Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 6-3 4-6 6-2.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Alex De Minaur
This match would represent the 13th time that Daniil Medvedev and Alex De Minaur fight against each other. The head to head is 8-4 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 6-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Daniil Medvedev may face Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head record is 3-3.
