Christopher O Connell is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. O Connell has defeated Maximilian Marterer 6-2 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Hubert Hurkacz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Christopher O Connell’s projected draw together withhisplausible opponents in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Australian has a weak record (1-6) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Maximilian Marterer (96) – 6-2 6-4
R2 – Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Ugo Humbert (18) – H2H 1-0
or Andy Murray (67) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 0-3
or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (24) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Andrey Rublev (5) – H2H 0-2
or Karen Khachanov (15) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Hubert Hurkacz

40 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
6
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 40-19 17-10 14-4 4-3 5-2 0-0
2023 47-24 23-11 5-5 13-5 6-3 0-0
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 12-5 record in 2024, 8-3 on hard. In the last 11 years, Hubert has a 177-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hurkacz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Pole’s best result of this year was getting to the final Australia.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Hurkacz capitulated to Novak Djokovic in the quarter 6-3 7-5.

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This would be the 2nd time that Christopher O Connell and Hubert Hurkacz clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0

for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Christopher O Connell

39 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
13
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-24 18-9 5-7 11-4 5-4 0-0
2023 49-26 17-11 13-5 16-6 3-4 0-0
2022 33-29 16-11 3-7 11-6 3-5 0-0
2021 19-20 6-7 1-6 4-5 8-2 0-0
2020 25-14 11-7 4-3 10-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-30 14-8 2-6 21-10 8-6 0-0
2018 69-25 29-9 8-3 18-11 0-0 14-2
2017 41-30 20-8 11-11 5-8 0-0 5-3

Ugo Humbert has a 9-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on hard. Regarding the last 10 years, Humbert has a 128-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ugo won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this season was winning the tournament in Marseille where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Ugo didn’t play in this event.

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Ugo Humbert

This match would represent the 2nd time that Christopher O Connell and Ugo Humbert play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for O Connell (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Christopher O Connell could come up against Andy Murray. Their head to head is 2-0 for Andy Murray.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev

46 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
1
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-21 28-9 11-5 1-5 6-2 0-0
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

Daniil Medvedev has a 7-1 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 12 years, Medvedev has a 226-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Russian’s most significant result of the year was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Daniil conquered the tournament after defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-2.

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 4th time that Christopher O Connell and Daniil Medvedev play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Christopher O Connell could play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Andrey Rublev

43 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
5
LLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 43-26 26-11 11-6 6-7 0-2 0-0
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

Andrey Rublev has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2024, 10-2 on hard. In the course of the last 12 years, Rublev has a 175-88 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was conquering the title in Hong Kong where he overcame Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Andrey was defeated by Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-2 6-2.

H2H Christopher O Connell vs. Andrey Rublev

This would be the 3rd time that Christopher O Connell and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Christopher O Connell could play Karen Khachanov. Their H2H is 0-0.