HONG KONG DRAW. Francesco Passaro’s prediction with Martinez Portero next. H2H and rankings

Hong Kong draw - Francesco Passaro. See the draw preview and prediction with Pedro Martinez Portero, Juncheng Shang, Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Lorenzo Musetti in the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Francesco Passaro Stats info

Francesco Passaro is about to commence his campaign in the draw in Hong Kong.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Francesco Passaro’s projected draw includinghisprojected opponents in Hong Kong Tennis Open. Passaro has a unfavourable record (2-3) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Pedro Martinez Portero (43) – H2H 1-2
R2 – Juncheng Shang (50) – H2H 0-0
or Chak Lam Coleman Wong (170) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 0-0
or Fabian Marozsan (58) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Karen Khachanov (19) – H2H 0-0
or Cameron Norrie (49) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Lorenzo Musetti (17) – H2H 1-1
or Arthur Fils (20) – H2H 1-0
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R1 – Pedro Martinez Portero’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Pedro Martinez Portero

36 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
43
High
39
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 36-31 7-9 27-13 2-6 0-3 0-0
2023 44-35 6-9 33-25 5-0 0-1 0-0
2022 21-30 7-12 13-13 0-2 1-3 0-0
2021 32-25 4-5 21-13 5-5 2-2 0-0
2020 35-13 6-5 29-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-32 7-5 26-24 0-2 1-1 0-0
2018 53-32 17-8 34-21 2-3 0-0 0-0
2017 60-30 6-5 53-23 0-1 0-0 1-1

Pedro Martinez Portero has a 36-31 win-loss record in 2024, 7-9 on hard. In the last 11 years, Martinez Portero has a 67-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Martinez Portero’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the final the Tenerife 1 Challenger, the Girona Challenger, Estoril, the Bordeaux Challenger and the Valencia Challenger.

H2H Francesco Passaro vs. Pedro Martinez Portero

This would be the 4th time that Francesco Passaro and Pedro Martinez Portero face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats), but Passaro has a winning record of 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Juncheng Shang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

42 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
50
High
47
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-27 25-10 8-7 2-6 7-4 0-0
2023 31-23 21-14 3-3 0-2 7-4 0-0
2022 40-24 17-8 15-10 7-5 1-1 0-0
2021 18-5 6-3 12-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Juncheng Shang has a 42-27 record in 2024, 25-10 on hard. During the last 4 years, the Chinese has a 69-35 record on hard. The Chinese needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 5 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in Chengdu where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 7-6(4) 6-1.

H2H Francesco Passaro vs. Juncheng Shang

There is no head to head record between Francesco Passaro and Juncheng Shang since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Francesco Passaro could come up against Chak Lam Coleman Wong. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 43-26 record in 2024, 26-11 on hard. As for the previous 12 years, the Russian has a 191-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Hong Kong where he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

H2H Francesco Passaro vs. Andrey Rublev

There is no head to head record between Francesco Passaro and Andrey Rublev since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Francesco Passaro could compete against Fabian Marozsan. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Francesco Passaro.

1/2 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 37-22 record in 2024, 14-12 on hard. In the last 13 years, the Russian has a 164-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karen won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in Doha where he defeated Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4, and in Almaty where he defeated Gabriel Diallo in the final 6-2 5-7 6-3.

H2H Francesco Passaro vs. Karen Khachanov

There is no head to head record between Francesco Passaro and Karen Khachanov since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Francesco Passaro could come up against Cameron Norrie. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

46 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
15
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-30 13-12 18-10 3-5 12-3 0-0
2023 32-29 10-10 16-11 0-5 6-3 0-0
2022 44-30 11-10 21-7 12-10 0-3 0-0
2021 36-31 9-8 17-12 10-10 0-1 0-0
2020 30-15 6-4 20-6 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 32-25 1-2 27-19 4-4 0-0 0-0
2018 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lorenzo Musetti has a 46-30 record in 2024, 13-12 on hard. Talking about the last 7 years, Lorenzo has a 50-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Lorenzo’s best result of this year was reaching the final the Cagliari Challenger, the Turin Challenger, London, Umag and Chengdu.

H2H Francesco Passaro vs. Lorenzo Musetti

This contest would be 3rd time that Francesco Passaro and Lorenzo Musetti square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Passaro and Musetti (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Francesco Passaro could take on Arthur Fils. Their H2H is 1-0 for Francesco Passaro.