Andy Murray is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. The Brit has defeated Denis Shapovalov 4-6 7-65 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Ugo Humbert.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Andy Murray’s projected draw together withhisplausible opposition in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Brit has a unfavourable record (4-6) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Denis Shapovalov (120) – 4-6 7-65 6-3
R2 – Ugo Humbert (18) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 1-2
or Christopher O Connell (68) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 0-3
or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (24) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Andrey Rublev (5) – H2H 1-1
or Karen Khachanov (15) – H2H 1-0
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Draw

R2 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Andy Murray

39 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
13
LWWWWWL
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 record in 2024, 5-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, Humbert has a 128-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Humbert won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was winning the competition 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 tournament.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Ugo Humbert

This would be the 3rd time that Andy Murray and Ugo Humbert play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Murray (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 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 win-loss 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). Hubert won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Hubert’s best result of the year was getting to the final Australia.

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

H2H Andy Murray vs. Hubert Hurkacz

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

Nonetheless, Andy Murray may face Christopher O Connell. 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. In the course of the previous 12 years, Medvedev has a 226-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Russian’s best result of this current season was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

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

H2H Andy Murray vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 4th time that Andy Murray and Daniil Medvedev square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Andy Murray may take on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Their H2H is 1-0 for Andy Murray.

Final – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

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 previous 12 years, the Russian has a 175-88 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Hong Kong where he beat Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Rublev lost to Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-2 6-2.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 3rd time that Andy Murray and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Murray on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Andy Murray may square off with Karen Khachanov. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Andy Murray.