Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov will face off in the 2nd round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.2
Karen Khachanov -> 4.8
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Karen Khachanov
This will be the 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Djokovic won 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the 4th round in at the French Open back in 2020.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Karen Khachanov – French Open 05-October-2020
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian got to the 2nd round after defeating Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Musetti (6-3 6-3). During the match, Djokovic scored 61 points vs Musetti’s 44. Djokovic was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic made 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Novak Djokovic was quite efficient on serve to win 77% (24/31) of his 1st serve and 71% (17/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Djokovic broke Musetti 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Djokovic has an extraordinary record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (521-76). 1-0 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has a compiled 263-36 record in the last years on hard.
The Serbian has an aggregate 1-0 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Karen Khachanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-24 | 13-11 | 9-6 | 2-4 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-22 | 14-12 | 8-4 | 14-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-18 | 18-10 | 10-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 26, Khachanov reached the 2nd round after defeating Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-71 7-5.
In the 1st round, Karen defeated De Minaur (6-3 6-71 7-5). During the match Khachanov scored 123 points vs De Minaur’s 114. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about serving, Khachanov bagged 10 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Karen Khachanov lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Khachanov put 67% of his first serves in, winning 72% (58/81) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (13/40) on the 2nd serve. Khachanov broke De Minaur 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
The Russian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Adelaide.
The Russian has an aggregate 11-5 win-loss record in 2022, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 34 |
| Pts | 61-44 | 123-114 |
| Total Points | 105 | 237 |
| Winners | 24 | 58 |
| %Winners | 39% | 47% |
Both Djokovic and Khachanov played 1 match. At the moment, Karen Khachanov surrendered 1 set while Novak Djokovic hasn’t dropped a set so far. Djokovic has played 1 set(s) less than Khachanov (2 vs 3). Therefore, Djokovic played 16 games less than Khachanov. The Serbian scored 24 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Karen fired 58 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 10 |
| 1st in | 31/55 | 81/121 |
| %1st in | 56% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 24/31 | 58/81 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 17/24 | 13/40 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 33% |
Djokovic managed to score 5 aces . Khachanov recorded 10 aces . Djokovic won 77% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Khachanov won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 33% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 7 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 75% | 50% |
| Conceded | 7 | 13 |
| Saved | 7 | 8 |
| % Saved | 100% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 |
The Serbian broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Novak was rock solid on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 7 break points. The Russian broke his opponent 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Karen conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | |||
| R1 Musetti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 61-44 | 61-44 | |
| Total points | 105 | 105 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 31/55 | 31/55 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 24/31 | 24/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/24 | 17/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 71% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 7/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Khachanov | |||
| R1 De Minaur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-71 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 123-114 | 123-114 | |
| Total points | 237 | 237 | |
| Winners | 58 | 58 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 81/121 | 81/121 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 58/81 | 58/81 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/40 | 13/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 33% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/14 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 8/13 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 62% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLLLLWL Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (4-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-1 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (4-6 7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Alexander BublikBublik (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Daniel EvansEvans (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 6-71 7-5) – See score progression
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Lloyd HarrisHarris (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Malek JaziriJaziri (6-74 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Andy MurrayMurray – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-74 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – David GoffinGoffin (6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-1 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (4-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Daniel EvansEvans (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andy MurrayMurray – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Taro DanielDaniel – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Alex MolcanMolcan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Andrey RublevRublev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Richard BerankisBerankis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
