Pablo Carreno-Busta is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Spaniard has defeated Tennys Sandgren 7-5 6-2, Marin Cilic 5-7 6-4 6-4 and Dominik Koepfer 7-67 6-3 to reach the quarter where he will face Daniil Medvedev.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Pablo Carreno-Busta’s projected draw including the likely opponents in Olympics. Pablo has a negative record (5-9) against the projected opposition.
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev has a 32-8 record in 2021, 16-2 on hard. As for the last 9 years, Daniil has a 138-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the current year was conquering the title in Marseille where he overcame Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4, and in Mallorca where he defeated Sam Querrey in the final 6-4 6-2.
H2H Pablo Carreno-Busta vs. Daniil Medvedev
This match would represent the 5th time that Pablo Carreno-Busta and Daniil Medvedev face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but Carreno-Busta leads 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/2 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Pablo Carreno-Busta
Karen Khachanov has a 23-15 record in 2021, 10-4 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the Russian has a 108-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Khachanov won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Karen’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne and Lyon.
H2H Pablo Carreno-Busta vs. Karen Khachanov
This would be the 6th time that Pablo Carreno-Busta and Karen Khachanov clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Carreno-Busta (see full H2H stats), but Khachanov leads 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Pablo Carreno-Busta could compete against Ugo Humbert. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Ugo Humbert.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 37-3 record in 2021, 12-0 on hard. In the previous 18 years, the Serbian has a 490-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best result of the year was conquering the title at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2, in Belgrade where he overcame Alex Molcan in the final 6-4 6-3, at the French Open where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, and at the Wimbledon where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3.
H2H Pablo Carreno-Busta vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 6th time that Pablo Carreno-Busta and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Pablo Carreno-Busta could compete against Alexander Zverev. Their H2H is 2-0 for Alexander Zverev.
