[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Karen Khachanov’s draw vs Vukic, Cerundolo to win the Almaty

Almaty draw preview with H2H - Karen Khachanov may need to best Aleksandar Vukic, Francisco Cerundolo to conquer the tournament in the Almaty Open.

Karen Khachanov Stats info

Karen Khachanov is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. The Russian has defeated Otto Virtanen 7-62 7-63 and Beibit Zhukayev 6-2 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Aleksandar Vukic.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karen Khachanov’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition in Almaty Open. The Russian has a favorable record (8-1) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Otto Virtanen (116) – 7-62 7-63
1/4 – Beibit Zhukayev (213) – 6-2 6-4
1/2 – Aleksandar Vukic (85) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Francisco Cerundolo (31) – H2H 7-0
or Gabriel Diallo (118) – H2H 1-0
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1/2 – Aleksandar Vukic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

34 - 36win/loss in 2024

Rank
68
High
48
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 34-36 13-18 5-9 6-2 10-7 0-0
2023 48-33 34-20 9-4 1-3 4-6 0-0
2022 30-25 14-15 4-5 12-5 0-0 0-0
2021 34-26 8-5 10-11 11-7 5-3 0-0
2020 22-12 10-4 9-5 3-3 0-0 0-0
2019 24-29 13-18 11-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 25-17 17-12 1-3 7-2 0-0 0-0
2017 22-14 11-6 5-2 6-6 0-0 0-0

Aleksandar Vukic has a 31-34 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 11 years, Aleksandar has a 47-30 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Aleksandar won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Vukic’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the semifinal the Phoenix Challenger and Eastbourne.

Last year in Almaty Open Aleksandar didn’t play in this event.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Aleksandar Vukic

This contest would be 3rd time that Karen Khachanov and Aleksandar Vukic square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Khachanov and Vukic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Final – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-0 for Karen Khachanov

35 - 31win/loss in 2024

Rank
30
High
19
WLWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-31 5-10 21-13 9-5 0-3 0-0
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 58-21 3-2 55-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 33-12 0-0 33-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 13-5 0-1 13-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Francisco Cerundolo has a 31-27 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on indoor hard courts. In the last 3 years, the Argentine has a 12-10 record on indoor hard courts. Cerundolo won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was winning the title in Umag where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 2-6 6-4 7-6(5).

Last year in Almaty Open Cerundolo didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Francisco Cerundolo

This would be the 8th time that Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo square off. The head to head is 7-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Karen Khachanov could face Gabriel Diallo. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Karen Khachanov.