Alexei Popyrin and Pavel Kotov will square off in the 1st round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 2:00 pm on COURT 1. 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 Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.54
Pavel Kotov -> 2.48
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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Pavel Kotov
This will be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Pavel Kotov fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Popyrin won 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in the Astana Challenger back in 2018.
Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-20 | 17-8 | 4-8 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 98, the Australian will start his run in Dubai after he played his last match in the Manama Challenger where he lost 6-3 7-6(5) to Kokkinakis in the quarter on the 17th of February.
Popyrin has an overall 8-4 win-loss record in 2023, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Popyrin has an overall 215-166 record. He has a positive 109-81 record on hard.
Previously in Dubai
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021 and 2022. See his history.
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-23 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 138, the Russian got to the 1st round after defeating Roman Safiullin 5-7 6-2 6-4 and Alexander Shevchenko 6-3 2-0 ret..
In the qualifications against Shevchenko, Kotov had a free pass after Shevchenko retired on a 6-3 2-0 . scoreline.
Pavel has a composed 5-5 win-loss record in 2023, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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- Tomas MachacMachac – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Quentin HalysHalys (7-66 7-64) – See score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-3 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Alexandar LazarovLazarov – Francesco PassaroPassaro (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andy MurrayMurray – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Malek JaziriJaziri – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel EvansEvans – Borna CoricCoric (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Andrey RublevRublev (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Quentin HalysHalys (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander BublikBublik – Alexandar LazarovLazarov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Mikael YmerYmer (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Constant LestienneLestienne (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Pavel KotovKotov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maxime CressyCressy – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (1-0) – H2H and prediction
