DUBAI DRAW. Andy Murray’s prediction with O Connell next. H2H and rankings

Dubai draw - Andy Murray. See the draw preview and prediction with Christopher O Connell, Jannik Sinner, Hubert Hurkacz, Andrey Rublev, Novak Djokovic in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Andy Murray Stats info

Andy Murray is about to begin his campaign in the draw in Dubai. Murray won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships once in 2017 and he was the runner-up once in 2012.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Andy Murray’s projected draw alongside with the likely opponents in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Brit has a weak record (14-28) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Christopher O Connell (148) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Jannik Sinner (10) – H2H 1-0
or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (47) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (11) – H2H 1-2
or Alexander Bublik (31) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Andrey Rublev (7) – H2H 1-1
or Aslan Karatsev (15) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 11-25
or Felix Auger Aliassime (9) – H2H 0-2
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R1 – Christopher O Connell’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

50 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
78
High
53
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 50-25 30-16 12-5 3-1 5-3 0-0
2021 22-16 14-9 3-3 1-1 4-3 0-0
2020 12-12 4-5 4-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 82-26 12-6 60-16 5-2 5-2 0-0
2018 11-12 2-2 9-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 20-26 17-16 3-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 63-19 15-2 45-15 2-1 1-1 0-0
2015 25-19 23-17 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Christopher O Connell has a 8-4 record in 2022, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, Christopher has a 115-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). O Connell won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships O Connell surrendered to Lloyd Harris in the 1st round 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Christopher O Connell

There is no head to head record between Andy Murray and Christopher O Connell since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

R2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Andy Murray

47 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 7-1 win-loss record in 2022, he played all matches on hard. During the last 5 years, Jannik has a 56-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Jannik lost to Aslan Karatsev in the quarter 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 2nd time that Andy Murray and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Murray (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Andy Murray may compete against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Hubert Hurkacz

41 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2
2016 47-28 8-5 29-14 10-7 0-0 0-2
2015 20-14 10-1 8-7 1-4 0-0 1-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 5-3 record in 2022, 4-2 on hard. In the previous 9 years, Hubert has a 132-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships the Pole was overcome by Denis Shapovalov in the 3rd round 6-4 6-3.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This would be the 4th time that Andy Murray and Hubert Hurkacz square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Andy Murray may compete against Alexander Bublik. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Andy Murray.

1/2 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

51 - 20win/loss in 2025

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. Regarding the previous 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 achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Marseille where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-5 7-6(4).

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

H2H Andy Murray vs. Andrey Rublev

This would be the 3rd time that Andy Murray and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Murray on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Andy Murray may compete against Aslan Karatsev. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Aslan Karatsev.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 25-11 for Novak Djokovic

42 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0
2016 65-9 39-4 16-2 8-2 2-1 0-0
2015 82-6 49-4 16-1 10-1 7-0 0-0

Novak Djokovic has still to play a match in 2022. In 2021 he had a 55-7. 19-3 on hard.

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

H2H Andy Murray vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 37th time that Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 25-11 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 16-7 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Andy Murray may take on Felix Auger Aliassime. Their head to head is 2-0 for Felix Auger Aliassime.