[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Cristian Garin’s draw vs Ruud, Khachanov, Medvedev, Rublev, Alcaraz to win the Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Cristian Garin may need to beat Casper Ruud, Karen Khachanov, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the tournament in the BNP Paribas Open.

Cristian Garin Stats info

Cristian Garin is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Christian has defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4 6-2 and Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 6-0 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Casper Ruud.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Cristian Garin’s projected draw withhisprojected opponents in BNP Paribas Open. The Chilean has a weak record (3-7) with the projected opposition.

R1 – Daniel Elahi Galan (89) – 6-4 6-2
R2 – Yoshihito Nishioka (34) – 6-4 6-0
R3 – Casper Ruud (4) – H2H 2-1
R4 – Karen Khachanov (15) – H2H 0-1
or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (28) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (6) – H2H 1-2
or Alexander Zverev (14) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Andrey Rublev (7) – H2H 0-3
or Cameron Norrie (12) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
or Taylor Fritz (5) – H2H 1-0
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R3 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Cristian Garin

37 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Ruud has a 77-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Casper capitulated to Nick Kyrgios in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Cristian Garin vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 4th time that Cristian Garin and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Garin (see full H2H stats), but Ruud leads 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Karen Khachanov

34 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 34-18 18-10 10-5 6-3 0-0 0-0
2022 36-25 17-11 9-7 6-5 4-2 0-0
2021 35-24 17-9 5-6 8-6 5-3 0-0
2020 20-15 12-6 4-3 4-6 0-0 0-0
2019 30-29 13-11 7-6 6-9 4-3 0-0
2018 46-22 15-11 6-5 20-4 5-2 0-0
2017 28-32 8-13 14-9 1-8 5-2 0-0
2016 50-27 13-5 22-11 13-10 2-1 0-0

Karen Khachanov has a 9-4 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 12 years, the Russian has a 141-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karen won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Karen’s most significant achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Russian lost to Jenson Brooksby in the 2nd round 6-0 6-3.

H2H Cristian Garin vs. Karen Khachanov

This would be the 2nd time that Cristian Garin and Karen Khachanov clash 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.

On the other hand, Cristian Garin could fight against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Their H2H record is 1-1.

1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Daniil Medvedev

66 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0
2016 69-27 15-6 13-7 23-8 9-3 9-3

Daniil Medvedev has a 20-2 win-loss record in 2023, 15-2 on hard. In the last 11 years, Medvedev has a 196-64 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best result of this current season was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, in Doha where he overcame Andy Murray in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Dubai where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Daniil capitulated to Gael Monfils in the 3rd round 4-6 6-3 6-1.

H2H Cristian Garin vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 4th time that Cristian Garin and Daniil Medvedev face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Cristian Garin could face Alexander Zverev. Their H2H record is 1-1.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Andrey Rublev

56 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
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

Andrey Rublev has a 10-6 record in 2023, 10-5 on hard. In the previous 11 years, Andrey has a 152-79 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Andrey’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final Dubai.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Russian surrendered to Taylor Fritz in the semifinal 7-5 6-4.

H2H Cristian Garin vs. Andrey Rublev

This would be the 4th time that Cristian Garin and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Cristian Garin may take on Cameron Norrie. Their H2H is 2-0 for Cameron Norrie.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

65 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 9-1 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on hard. Talking about the last 6 years, the Spaniard has a 50-14 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Alcaraz was overcome by Rafael Nadal in the semifinal 6-4 4-6 6-3.

H2H Cristian Garin vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Cristian Garin and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

However, Cristian Garin may play Taylor Fritz. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Cristian Garin.