[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Alexei Popyrin’s draw vs Molcan, Coric, Rublev, Djokovic to win the Banja Luka

Banja Luka draw preview with H2H - Alexei Popyrin may need to best Alex Molcan, Borna Coric, Andrey Rublev, Novak Djokovic to conquer the tournament in the Srpska Open.

Alexei Popyrin Stats info

Alexei Popyrin is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Banja Luka. The Australian has defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-64 7-64 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Alex Molcan.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition in Srpska Open. The Australian has a weak record (0-1) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Tallon Griekspoor (34) – 7-64 7-64
R2 – Alex Molcan (73) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Borna Coric (21) – H2H 0-0
or Laslo Djere (78) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-0
or Richard Gasquet (42) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 0-1
or Miomir Kecmanovic (33) – H2H 1-3
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R2 – Alex Molcan’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

26 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
119
High
38
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 26-27 10-8 13-13 3-5 0-1 0-0
2022 29-24 7-8 18-9 1-4 3-3 0-0
2021 65-24 8-3 42-14 13-6 2-1 0-0
2020 6-11 2-3 0-2 4-6 0-0 0-0
2019 29-24 2-2 20-18 7-4 0-0 0-0
2018 22-7 0-0 22-4 0-2 0-0 0-1
2017 30-18 13-5 17-13 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 28-18 16-6 12-11 0-1 0-0 0-0

Alex Molcan has a 7-8 record in 2023, 2-2 on clay. In the last 10 years, Molcan has a 140-78 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Slovakian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Alex Molcan

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Alex Molcan since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Borna Coric’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

22 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
37
High
12
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 22-19 10-10 9-5 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 27-17 10-5 10-9 7-3 0-0 0-0
2021 6-3 3-2 0-0 3-1 0-0 0-0
2020 16-12 6-5 4-4 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 27-22 12-9 8-6 3-5 4-2 0-0
2018 40-20 22-11 10-6 3-2 5-1 0-0
2017 29-30 11-14 10-7 8-7 0-2 0-0
2016 22-24 13-12 8-7 1-3 0-2 0-0

Borna Coric has a 7-7 record in 2023, 0-1 on clay. In the previous 2 years, the Croatian has a 10-10 record on clay. Coric needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 4 matches.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Borna Coric

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Borna Coric since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Alexei Popyrin may face Laslo Djere. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Laslo Djere.

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

Head to head record 0-0

56 - 26win/loss in 2024

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 18-8 record in 2023, 5-0 on clay. In the previous 11 years, Andrey has a 100-60 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rublev will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Carlo where he beat Holger Rune in the final 5-7 6-2 7-5.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Andrey Rublev

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Andrey Rublev since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

However, Alexei Popyrin could face Richard Gasquet. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2024

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 16-2 record in 2023, 1-1 on clay. In the course of the previous 20 years, Novak has a 314-71 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the title in Adelaide where he defeated Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4, and at the Australian Open where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, Alexei Popyrin could play Miomir Kecmanovic. Their head to head is 3-1 for Miomir Kecmanovic.