Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hubert Hurkacz who should win in 3 sets.
Hubert Hurkacz -> 1.78
Andrey Rublev -> 2.13
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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Hubert Hurkacz
This will be the 3rd time that Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Hurkacz won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Miami back in 2021.
Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs Andrey Rublev – Miami 02-April-2021
Andrey Rublev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-25 | 16-13 | 8-6 | 6-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-26 | 26-11 | 11-6 | 6-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-26 | 23-12 | 19-5 | 6-7 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 7, Rublev got to the semifinal after beating Daniel Evans 6-4 7-5, Soon-Woo Kwon 4-6 6-0 6-3 and Mackenzie Mcdonald 2-6 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter against Mcdonald, Rublev recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-1). During the match, Rublev scored 80 points vs Mcdonald’s 67. Rublev was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rublev scored 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Andrey Rublev lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rublev put 62% of his first serves in, winning 73% (33/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (12/28) on the 2nd serve. Andrey broke Mcdonald 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rublev has surrendered 2 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Rublev has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (340-192). 5-1 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Rublev has a compiled 128-68 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in in Marseille where he overcame Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-5 7-6(4).
The Russian has a composed 12-2 win-loss record in 2022, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Hubert Hurkacz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15-11 | 4-5 | 7-4 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 40-19 | 17-10 | 14-4 | 4-3 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-24 | 23-11 | 5-5 | 13-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 11, the Pole reached the semifinal after defeating Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-1, Alex Molcan 6-3 6-2 and Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, Hurkacz had a good straight sets win against Sinner (6-3 6-3). During the match Hurkacz scored 61 points vs Sinner’s 48. Hubert was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Hurkacz scored 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Hubert Hurkacz was very efficient on serve to win 82% (23/28) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Pole broke Sinner 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hubert hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Hurkacz has a composed 8-3 win-loss record in 2022, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rublev | Hurkacz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 51 |
| Pts | 239-192 | 184-137 |
| Total Points | 431 | 321 |
| Winners | 98 | 74 |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% |
Both Rublev and Hurkacz played 3 matches. At the moment, Andrey Rublev conceded 2 sets while Hubert Hurkacz hasn’t dropped a set so far. Rublev has played 2 sets more than Hurkacz (8 vs 6). Therefore, Rublev played 20 games more than Hurkacz. Rublev scored 98 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Hubert fired 74 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rublev | Hurkacz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 5 |
| 1st in | 121/200 | 90/150 |
| %1st in | 61% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 98/121 | 74/90 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 39/79 | 33/60 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 55% |
Rublev fired 26 aces (8.7 per match). Hurkacz made 15 aces (5 per match). Rublev won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Hurkacz won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rublev | Hurkacz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 11 |
| Converted | 13/32 | 11/26 |
| % Converted | 41% | 42% |
| Conceded | 13 | 6 |
| Saved | 7 | 6 |
| % Saved | 54% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 0 |
Rublev broke his opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Russian dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded. Hubert broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. Hubert was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 6 break points.
| Rublev | |||||
| R1 Evans | R2 Kwon | 1/4 Mcdonald | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 4-6 6-0 6-3 | 2-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 25 | 24 | 71 | |
| pts | 73-57 | 86-68 | 80-67 | 239-192 | |
| Total points | 130 | 154 | 147 | 431 | |
| Winners | 27 | 38 | 33 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 15 | 3 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 35/57 | 41/70 | 45/73 | 121/200 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 59% | 62% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 38/41 | 33/45 | 98/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 93% | 73% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 14/29 | 12/28 | 39/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 48% | 43% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/15 | 5/6 | 13/32 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 27% | 83% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 50% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Hurkacz | |||||
| R1 Bublik | R2 Molcan | 1/4 Sinner | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 18 | 51 | |
| pts | 60-42 | 63-47 | 61-48 | 184-137 | |
| Total points | 102 | 110 | 109 | 321 | |
| Winners | 22 | 29 | 23 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 46% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 29/46 | 33/55 | 28/49 | 90/150 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 60% | 57% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 22/29 | 29/33 | 23/28 | 74/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 88% | 82% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 9/22 | 13/21 | 33/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 41% | 62% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | 3/8 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | 38% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0/0 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | – | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Andrey RublevRublev – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (2-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Richard BerankisBerankis (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Richard BerankisBerankis (7-6(4) 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Andrey RublevRublev (2-0) – H2H and prediction