BELGRADE DRAW. Mikhail Kukushkin’s prediction with Bedene next. H2H and rankings

Belgrade draw - Mikhail Kukushkin. See the draw preview and prediction with Aljaz Bedene, Fabio Fognini, Aslan Karatsev, Andrey Rublev, Novak Djokovic in the Serbia Open.

Mikhail Kukushkin Stats info

Mikhail Kukushkin is starting his bid in the draw in Belgrade.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Mikhail Kukushkin’s projected draw and the presumable opposition in Serbia Open. The Kazakhstani has a weak record (7-10) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Aljaz Bedene (160) – H2H 0-1
R2 – Fabio Fognini (32) – H2H 3-3
or Marco Cecchinato (100) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Aslan Karatsev (30) – H2H 0-1
or Oscar Otte (72) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 4-3
or Cristian Garin (31) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-2
or Karen Khachanov (24) – H2H 3-1
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R1 – Aljaz Bedene’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aljaz Bedene

4 - 10win/loss in 2024

Rank
347
High
43
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 4-10 0-3 4-5 0-0 0-2 0-0
2021 16-16 5-4 8-8 1-1 2-3 0-0
2020 14-13 7-5 2-2 5-6 0-0 0-0
2019 33-20 7-5 13-8 10-4 3-3 0-0
2018 26-20 1-5 16-9 8-3 1-3 0-0
2017 42-18 11-7 23-6 4-3 4-2 0-0
2016 23-22 10-9 11-10 0-0 2-3 0-0
2015 49-23 23-10 19-6 5-5 2-2 0-0

Aljaz Bedene has a 0-2 record in 2022, but he has not played until now on clay.

Last year in Serbia Open Bedene didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Aljaz Bedene

This contest would be 2nd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Aljaz Bedene clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bedene (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

R2 – Fabio Fognini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

24 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
55
High
9
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 24-26 10-9 12-12 2-4 0-1 0-0
2021 22-24 12-12 7-8 0-2 3-2 0-0
2020 6-10 4-5 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 30-24 12-9 14-9 2-5 2-1 0-0
2018 46-22 18-7 21-10 5-4 2-1 0-0
2017 36-23 12-8 16-11 6-3 2-1 0-0
2016 26-23 9-9 12-10 4-3 1-1 0-0
2015 32-26 7-9 20-12 4-4 1-1 0-0

Fabio Fognini has a 8-6 record in 2022, 5-3 on clay. Regarding the previous 19 years, Fognini has a 416-243 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Fognini won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Italian’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.

Last year in Serbia Open the Italian didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Fabio Fognini

This match would represent the 7th time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Fabio Fognini clash against each other. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 for Fognini on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Mikhail Kukushkin may play Marco Cecchinato. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Marco Cecchinato.

1/4 – Aslan Karatsev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aslan Karatsev

18 - 31win/loss in 2024

Rank
59
High
14
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 18-31 8-9 5-9 4-10 1-3 0-0
2021 37-20 23-9 9-6 4-3 1-2 0-0
2020 36-11 7-4 17-2 12-5 0-0 0-0
2019 33-27 7-3 16-12 10-11 0-0 0-1
2018 63-22 47-9 12-9 4-3 0-0 0-1
2017 20-18 13-8 2-6 5-4 0-0 0-0
2016 24-25 6-8 11-11 7-6 0-0 0-0
2015 28-29 9-11 5-6 12-8 1-3 1-1

Aslan Karatsev has a 8-8 record in 2022, 0-1 on clay. During the last 12 years, Aslan has a 132-85 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Aslan needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 4 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Sydney where he overcame Andy Murray in the final 6-3 6-3.

Last year in Serbia Open Aslan didn’t play in this event.

H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Aslan Karatsev

This contest would be 2nd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Aslan Karatsev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Karatsev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Mikhail Kukushkin may come up against Oscar Otte. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 4-3 for Mikhail Kukushkin

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 19-5 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on clay. In the previous 10 years, Andrey has a 82-55 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current season was conquering the competition in Marseille where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-5 7-6(4), and in Dubai where he overcame Jiri Vesely in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Serbia Open the Russian didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Andrey Rublev

This match would represent the 8th time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Mikhail Kukushkin may take on Cristian Garin. Their head to head is 1-0 for Mikhail Kukushkin.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 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 2-2 win-loss record in 2022, 0-1 on clay. During the last 19 years, Djokovic has a 299-67 record on clay (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Serbia Open the Serbian conquered the competition after downing Alex Molcan 6-4 6-3.

H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 3rd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Mikhail Kukushkin may come up against Karen Khachanov. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Mikhail Kukushkin.