Denis Shapovalov is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The Canadian has defeated Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-4 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Taro Daniel.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Denis Shapovalov’s projected draw together with the projected opponents in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Canadian has a negative record (4-9) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Marton Fucsovics (36) – 4-6 6-4 7-5
R2 – Taro Daniel (111) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Alexei Popyrin (66) – H2H 1-0
or Richard Berankis (99) – H2H 2-1
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-7
or Roberto Bautista Agut (15) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Andrey Rublev (7) – H2H 2-2
or Jannik Sinner (10) – H2H 1-0
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R2 – Taro Daniel’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov

43 - 29win/loss in 2024

Rank
92
High
58
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 43-29 27-17 12-7 2-2 2-3 0-0
2021 30-25 5-7 21-15 4-3 0-0 0-0
2020 18-15 9-9 3-5 6-1 0-0 0-0
2019 31-35 15-14 14-19 2-2 0-0 0-0
2018 34-29 14-13 16-8 2-6 2-2 0-0
2017 42-31 20-11 22-16 0-2 0-1 0-1
2016 32-29 6-9 25-16 1-3 0-1 0-0
2015 62-28 12-7 38-14 12-6 0-1 0-0

Taro Daniel has a 11-3 record in 2022, he played all matches on hard. During the previous 13 years, the Japanese has a 135-107 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Japanese won 8 of his last 10 matches.

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

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Taro Daniel

This match would represent the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Taro Daniel fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov

24 - 31win/loss in 2024

Rank
120
High
23
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0
2017 35-21 22-10 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0
2016 19-10 18-9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 3-7 win-loss record in 2022, 3-4 on hard. In the course of the last 7 years, the Australian has a 97-65 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 3 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Alexei lost to Karen Khachanov in the 2nd round 6-4 3-6 7-6(4).

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexei Popyrin

This match would represent the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Alexei Popyrin fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Denis Shapovalov could come up against Richard Berankis. Their H2H is 2-1 for Denis Shapovalov.

1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-0 for Novak Djokovic

42 - 7win/loss in 2024

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 a 1-0 win-loss record in 2022, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 19 years, Djokovic has a 498-81 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

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

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 8th time that Denis Shapovalov and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 7-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Denis Shapovalov could square off with Roberto Bautista Agut. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov.

Final – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

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 10-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-1 on hard. During the previous 10 years, Rublev has a 126-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title 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 Denis Shapovalov vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 5th time that Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-0 for Shapovalov on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Denis Shapovalov may compete against Jannik Sinner. Their head to head is 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov.