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

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

Aljaz Bedene Stats info

Aljaz Bedene is about to commence his run in the draw in Belgrade.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Aljaz Bedene’s projected draw with the projected opponents in Serbia Open. The Slovenian has a losing record (3-13) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Mikhail Kukushkin (162) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Fabio Fognini (32) – H2H 1-8
or Marco Cecchinato (100) – H2H 7-2
1/4 – Aslan Karatsev (30) – H2H 0-1
or Oscar Otte (72) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 1-1
or Cristian Garin (31) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-3
or Karen Khachanov (24) – H2H 1-3
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R1 – Mikhail Kukushkin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aljaz Bedene

36 - 28win/loss in 2024

Rank
188
High
39
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 36-28 18-11 0-2 13-11 5-4 0-0
2021 12-24 8-9 0-6 2-6 2-3 0-0
2020 9-12 3-5 3-2 3-5 0-0 0-0
2019 29-29 9-11 1-6 15-8 4-4 0-0
2018 33-27 13-10 8-9 8-5 4-3 0-0
2017 41-30 19-12 7-9 14-8 1-1 0-0
2016 30-25 11-13 15-7 3-4 1-1 0-0
2015 27-27 17-9 3-7 5-6 2-5 0-0

Mikhail Kukushkin has a 17-10 record in 2022, but he has not competed so far on clay. Mikhail won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Serbia Open the Kazakhstani didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Aljaz Bedene vs. Mikhail Kukushkin

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

R2 – Fabio Fognini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-1 for Fabio Fognini

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

Fognini’s best achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.

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

H2H Aljaz Bedene vs. Fabio Fognini

This contest would be 10th time that Aljaz Bedene and Fabio Fognini square off. The head to head is 8-1 for Fognini (see full H2H stats), 7-1 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Aljaz Bedene could square off with Marco Cecchinato. Their H2H record is 7-2 for Aljaz Bedene.

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 win-loss record in 2022, 0-1 on clay. As for the previous 12 years, the Russian has a 132-85 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Aslan won 2 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Sydney where he defeated Andy Murray in the final 6-3 6-3.

Last year in Serbia Open Karatsev didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Aljaz Bedene vs. Aslan Karatsev

This would be the 2nd time that Aljaz Bedene and Aslan Karatsev fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Karatsev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Aljaz Bedene could compete against Oscar Otte. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 1-1

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

His most significant achievement of the year was winning the title in Marseille where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-5 7-6(4), and in Dubai where he defeated Jiri Vesely in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Serbia Open the Russian didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Aljaz Bedene vs. Andrey Rublev

This match would represent the 3rd time that Aljaz Bedene and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Bedene and Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Aljaz Bedene may square off with Cristian Garin. Their H2H is 1-0 for Aljaz Bedene.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 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. In the last 19 years, the Serbian has a 299-67 record on clay (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Serbia Open Djokovic won the competition after besting Alex Molcan 6-4 6-3.

H2H Aljaz Bedene vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 4th time that Aljaz Bedene and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Aljaz Bedene may compete against Karen Khachanov. Their H2H is 3-1 for Karen Khachanov.