Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz and Karen Khachanov are the top seeds in Dubai. The defending champion is Daniil Medvedev, who defeated Rublev in the final 6-2 6-2 in 2023. This is the draw.
Daniil Medvedev in 2024
Currently ranked no.4, the Russian played his last match on the 28th of January when he lost to world no.3 Jannik Sinner 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open (draw).
This season the Russian has a composed 6-1 win-loss record. Daniil Medvedev’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
Medvedev will compete next in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of February.
Andrey Rublev in 2024
Ranked no.5 (career-high), Andrey played his last match on the 22nd of February when he capitulated to world no.116 Jakub Mensik 6-4 7-6(6) in the quarter in Doha (draw).
Presently, during this year the Russian has achieved an overall 11-3 record. Andrey conquered 1 title in Hong Kong.
Rublev will compete next in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of February.
Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev fought against each other 10 times. The head to head is 8-2 for Medvedev. Before, the last time they played each other, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-2 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2023.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Hubert Hurkacz in 2024
Currently ranked no.8 (career-high), Hurkacz played his last match on the 15th of February when he capitulated to world no.28 Tallon Griekspoor 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Rotterdam (draw).
This season the Pole has a 11-5 win-loss record. Hubert Hurkacz’s most significant result of this year was reaching the final in Australia.
Khachanov in Doha, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked world no.17, the Russian has managed to achieve a compiled 8-3 win-loss record in 2024. The Russian is participating in Doha where he beat the world no.60 Fabian Marozsan 6-4 7-5, the world no.43 Emil Ruusuvuori 3-0 ret. and the world no.46 Alexei Popyrin 7-612 6-2.
Karen Khachanov will square off with the world no.116 Jakub Mensik in the final on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the past, they have never competed against each other till now in top competitions.
The Russian won 5 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Hubert Hurkacz and Karen Khachanov played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Khachanov. When they played, Karen Khachanov won 6-4 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) in October 2019.
