Novak Djokovic is about to go ahead with his bid in the draw in Dubai. The Serbian won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 5 times in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2020 and he was the runner-up once in 2015.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw together with the presumable opponents in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Serbian has a a favorable record (15-4) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Lorenzo Musetti (57) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Karen Khachanov (27) – H2H 4-1
or Alex De Minaur (32) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Roberto Bautista Agut (16) – H2H 9-3
or Marin Cilic (24) – H2H 18-2
1/2 – Felix Auger Aliassime (9) – H2H 0-0
or Denis Shapovalov (12) – H2H 7-0
Fin – Andrey Rublev (7) – H2H 1-0
or Jannik Sinner (10) – H2H 1-0
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R1 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

44 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
23
High
15
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 44-30 11-10 21-7 12-10 0-3 0-0
2021 36-31 9-8 17-12 10-10 0-1 0-0
2020 30-15 6-4 20-6 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 32-25 1-2 27-19 4-4 0-0 0-0
2018 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lorenzo Musetti has a 3-4 record in 2022, 1-3 on hard. In the course of the last 4 years, Musetti has a 17-17 record on hard.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships the Italian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti

This contest would be 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Novak Djokovic

36 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 36-25 17-11 9-7 6-5 4-2 0-0
2021 35-24 17-9 5-6 8-6 5-3 0-0
2020 20-15 12-6 4-3 4-6 0-0 0-0
2019 30-29 13-11 7-6 6-9 4-3 0-0
2018 46-22 15-11 6-5 20-4 5-2 0-0
2017 28-32 8-13 14-9 1-8 5-2 0-0
2016 50-27 13-5 22-11 13-10 2-1 0-0
2015 57-24 22-7 11-7 24-9 0-1 0-0

Karen Khachanov has a 10-5 record in 2022, 9-4 on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, Khachanov has a 124-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships the Russian was defeated by Jeremy Chardy in the 3rd round 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Karen Khachanov

This match would represent the 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1

for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Novak Djokovic may come up against Alex De Minaur. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Roberto Bautista Agut’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 9-3 for Novak Djokovic

39 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
21
High
9
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 39-20 17-9 7-3 9-6 6-2 0-0
2021 29-25 14-10 7-7 4-5 4-3 0-0
2020 20-8 13-4 4-2 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 42-22 22-10 8-7 5-3 7-2 0-0
2018 33-20 13-7 11-7 6-5 3-1 0-0
2017 48-21 23-8 11-7 9-4 5-2 0-0
2016 48-23 28-11 8-5 9-5 3-2 0-0
2015 42-29 12-11 13-9 14-6 3-3 0-0

Roberto Bautista Agut has a 11-3 record in 2022, 10-2 on hard. Talking about the previous 17 years, Bautista-Agut has a 258-127 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Bautista-Agut won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was winning the title in Doha where he overcame Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships the Spaniard was overcome by Jannik Sinner in the 3rd round 6-4 3-6 7-5.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Roberto Bautista Agut

This match would represent the 13th time that Novak Djokovic and Roberto Bautista Agut clash against each other. The head to head is 9-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-3 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Novak Djokovic may fight against Marin Cilic. Their H2H record is 18-2 for Novak Djokovic.

1/2 – Felix Auger Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

60 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 60-27 14-9 11-7 31-7 4-4 0-0
2021 38-24 19-10 4-6 5-5 10-3 0-0
2020 23-19 8-8 1-3 14-8 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 17-11 13-9 0-2 8-3 0-0
2018 41-28 18-9 21-14 2-5 0-0 0-0
2017 53-20 7-7 36-8 10-4 0-0 0-1
2016 20-13 1-5 16-6 3-2 0-0 0-0
2015 11-3 4-1 4-2 3-0 0-0 0-0

Felix Auger Aliassime has a 15-4 win-loss record in 2022, 7-3 on hard. In connection to the last 8 years, Felix has a 81-54 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Auger-Aliassime won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the competition in Rotterdam where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Felix didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Felix Auger Aliassime

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Felix Auger Aliassime since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Novak Djokovic could square off with Denis Shapovalov. Their H2H record is 7-0 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

51 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0
2016 38-33 6-7 12-14 19-10 1-2 0-0
2015 28-24 6-5 12-10 9-7 1-1 0-1

Andrey Rublev has a 9-2 record in 2022, 2-1 on hard. During the last 10 years, the Russian has a 125-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was winning the tournament in Marseille where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-5 7-6(4).

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Andrey was overcome by Aslan Karatsev in the semifinal 6-2 4-6 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Andrey Rublev

This would be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Novak Djokovic could face Jannik Sinner. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.