Alexei Popyrin is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Doha. Alexei has defeated Abedallah Shelbayh 3-6 6-3 6-4, Hugo Grenier 7-63 6-78 6-1 and Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Karen Khachanov.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw andhisplausible opponents in Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Alexei has a unfavourable record (1-2) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Abedallah Shelbayh (230) – 3-6 6-3 6-4
R2 – Hugo Grenier (151) – 7-63 6-78 6-1
1/4 – Alexander Bublik (21) – 6-4 6-4
1/2 – Karen Khachanov (17) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Gael Monfils (68) – H2H 0-0
or Jakub Mensik (116) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

1/2 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Karen Khachanov

17 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
8
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 17-8 10-5 5-2 2-1 0-0 0-0
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

Karen Khachanov has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on hard. Talking about the previous 13 years, the Russian has a 155-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karen won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s most significant result of this year was reaching the semifinal Marseille.

Last year in Qatar ExxonMobil Open Karen didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Karen Khachanov

This match would represent the 4th time that Alexei Popyrin and Karen Khachanov face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Gael Monfils’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

12 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
38
High
6
LLLWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 12-12 9-6 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0
2023 16-15 8-8 2-4 6-3 0-0 0-0
2022 14-7 13-5 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
2021 18-17 8-7 2-4 7-3 1-3 0-0
2020 16-7 7-3 0-3 9-1 0-0 0-0
2019 37-19 17-7 6-4 13-5 1-3 0-0
2018 34-20 8-6 10-10 11-2 5-2 0-0
2017 20-14 11-6 3-4 1-1 5-3 0-0

Gael Monfils has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard. During the last 21 years, the French player has a 239-131 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Qatar ExxonMobil Open the French player didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Gael Monfils

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

Alternatively, Alexei Popyrin may square off with Jakub Mensik. Their H2H is 0-0.