Alexander Bublik is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Bublik has defeated Tomas Machac 2-6 6-3 7-65 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Tallon Griekspoor.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexander Bublik’s projected draw includinghisprojected opposition in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Alexander has a losing record (5-11) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Tomas Machac (65) – 2-6 6-3 7-65
R2 – Tallon Griekspoor (28) – H2H 3-0
1/4 – Karen Khachanov (15) – H2H 0-1
or Jiri Lehecka (36) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Andrey Rublev (5) – H2H 2-4
or Sebastian Korda (33) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 0-6
or Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 1-6
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R2 – Tallon Griekspoor’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Alexander Bublik

33 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
40
High
21
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-30 10-11 8-8 11-8 4-3 0-0
2023 36-24 14-10 3-5 12-7 7-2 0-0
2022 28-27 5-6 12-6 4-11 7-4 0-0
2021 59-17 11-3 36-10 9-3 3-1 0-0
2020 18-9 3-1 12-5 3-3 0-0 0-0
2019 25-26 4-4 16-11 4-9 1-1 0-1
2018 22-13 3-4 14-6 5-2 0-0 0-1
2017 58-23 33-8 14-12 11-2 0-1 0-0

Tallon Griekspoor has a 8-4 record in 2024, 3-3 on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Tallon has a 120-60 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Griekspoor won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Griekspoor’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the semifinal Rotterdam.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Tallon lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2nd round 6-2 6-3.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Tallon Griekspoor

This match would represent the 4th time that Alexander Bublik and Tallon Griekspoor face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Karen Khachanov

37 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
19
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-22 14-12 8-4 14-3 1-3 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 10-3 record in 2024, 8-2 on hard. As for the last 13 years, Karen has a 158-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Khachanov will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this season was winning the tournament in Doha where he defeated Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4.

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Karen surrendered to Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 1st round 7-5 6-2.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Karen Khachanov

This contest would be 2nd time that Alexander Bublik and Karen Khachanov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Alexander Bublik may compete against Jiri Lehecka. Their H2H is 0-0.

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

Head to head 4-2 for Andrey Rublev

43 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
5
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 record in 2024, 10-2 on hard. Regarding the last 12 years, Rublev has a 175-88 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Rublev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the year was winning the title in Hong Kong where he beat Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4.

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

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Andrey Rublev

This match would represent the 7th time that Alexander Bublik and Andrey Rublev fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Alexander Bublik could come up against Sebastian Korda. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-0 for Daniil Medvedev

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
1
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 last 12 years, the Russian has a 226-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Daniil’s best result of the season was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships the Russian won the competition after beating Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-2.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Daniil Medvedev

This match would represent the 7th time that Alexander Bublik and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 6-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Alexander Bublik could square off with Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H is 6-1 for Hubert Hurkacz.