[UPDATED R4]. Prediction, H2H of Karen Khachanov’s draw vs Nishioka, Hurkacz, Tsitsipas, Djokovic to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Karen Khachanov may need to overcome Yoshihito Nishioka, Hubert Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic to conquer the competition in the Australian Open.

Karen Khachanov Stats info

Karen Khachanov is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Russian has defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-63 6-2 6-0, Jason Murray Kubler 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 and Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-69 to reach the 4th round where he will face Yoshihito Nishioka.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karen Khachanov’s projected draw alongsidehisplausible opposition at the Australian Open. Khachanov has a unfavourable record (4-14) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Bernabe Zapata Miralles (72) – 7-63 6-2 6-0
R2 – Jason Murray Kubler (84) – 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (17) – 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-69
R4 – Yoshihito Nishioka (33) – H2H 2-1
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (11) – H2H 1-0
or Sebastian Korda (31) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 0-5
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (7) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 1-8
or Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 3-2
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R4 – Yoshihito Nishioka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Karen Khachanov

23 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
47
High
24
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 23-22 14-15 5-5 4-1 0-1 0-0
2022 44-25 25-13 2-5 17-6 0-1 0-0
2021 19-26 5-11 8-7 5-5 1-3 0-0
2020 16-13 10-6 2-4 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 30-24 20-13 4-6 6-4 0-1 0-0
2018 40-23 32-14 5-4 3-3 0-2 0-0
2017 14-10 13-7 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0
2016 52-27 32-16 3-4 12-3 3-3 2-1

Yoshihito Nishioka has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the last 13 years, Yoshihito has a 213-120 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Yoshihito’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open the Japanese was defeated by Radu Albot in the 1st round 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-2.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

This would be the 4th time that Karen Khachanov and Yoshihito Nishioka fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Karen Khachanov

47 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2
2016 47-28 8-5 29-14 10-7 0-0 0-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. As for the previous 10 years, Hurkacz has a 151-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Hurkacz’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open the Pole was overcome by Adrian Mannarino in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2 6-3.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This contest would be 2nd time that Karen Khachanov and Hubert Hurkacz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Karen Khachanov may fight against Sebastian Korda. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Sebastian Korda.

1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas

51 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0
2016 49-18 16-7 30-6 1-3 0-0 2-2

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 7-0 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 9 years, Tsitsipas has a 156-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Greek’s most significant achievement of this year was reaching the semifinal Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open Stefanos capitulated to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This would be the 6th time that Karen Khachanov and Stefanos Tsitsipas square off. The head to head is 5-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Karen Khachanov could fight against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-1 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
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

Novak Djokovic has a 8-0 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. During the last 20 years, the Serbian has a 507-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His most significant result of this season was conquering the title in Adelaide where he beat Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open the Serbian didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 10th time that Karen Khachanov and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 8-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Karen Khachanov could fight against Andrey Rublev. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Karen Khachanov.