Karen Khachanov is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Russian has defeated Adrian Mannarino 7-65 6-3 6-3 and Gabriel Diallo 7-64 4-6 6-3 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Alex Michelsen.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Karen Khachanov’s projected draw withhispresumable opposition at the Australian Open. The Russian has a unfavourable record (7-10) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Adrian Mannarino (75) – 7-65 6-3 6-3
R2 – Gabriel Diallo (86) – 7-64
4-6 6-3 6-3
R3 – Alex Michelsen (42) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 2-1
or Francisco Cerundolo (31) – H2H 7-0
1/4 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-4
or Holger Rune (13) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 2-0
or Lorenzo Musetti (15) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 2-5
or Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-4
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R3 – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

29 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
38
High
30
LLLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-27 14-13 6-5 4-5 5-4 0-0
2024 45-34 26-14 4-9 8-5 7-6 0-0
2023 61-27 30-13 4-3 19-7 8-4 0-0
2022 23-10 14-8 0-1 9-1 0-0 0-0

Alex Michelsen has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 4 years, Michelsen has a 75-37 record on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open the American was defeated by Alexander Zverev in the 3rd round 6-2 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Alex Michelsen

There is no head to head record between Karen Khachanov and Alex Michelsen since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R4 – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Karen Khachanov

56 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
7
High
6
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 56-24 30-11 10-5 13-6 3-2 0-0
2024 47-21 19-6 10-5 11-9 7-1 0-0
2023 46-26 26-12 4-5 10-6 6-3 0-0
2022 47-25 19-10 9-6 12-5 7-4 0-0
2021 25-25 10-10 4-5 3-7 8-3 0-0
2020 13-10 6-5 0-2 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 41-20 25-10 1-4 13-3 2-3 0-0
2018 51-30 24-13 9-9 5-4 13-4 0-0

Alex De Minaur has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, the Australian has a 175-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Alex capitulated to Andrey Rublev in the 4th round 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Alex De Minaur

This would be the 4th time that Karen Khachanov and Alex De Minaur square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Karen Khachanov may play Francisco Cerundolo. Their head to head record is 7-0 for Karen Khachanov.

1/4 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

58 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 58-6 24-3 11-2 15-0 8-1 0-0
2024 73-8 40-5 11-2 13-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, the Italian has a 140-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Sinner won the event after beating Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 6th time that Karen Khachanov and Jannik Sinner fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Karen Khachanov may square off with Holger Rune. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Karen Khachanov

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
4
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 31-12 3-4 6-5 13-2 0-0
2024 54-23 23-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 12 years, Fritz has a 242-122 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4).

Last year at the Australian Open Fritz was overcome by Novak Djokovic in the quarter 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 6-3.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 3rd time that Karen Khachanov and Taylor Fritz fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Karen Khachanov may face Lorenzo Musetti. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Lorenzo Musetti.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-2 for Alexander Zverev

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 6-3 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. During the previous 13 years, Zverev has a 209-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Alexander lost to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal 5-7 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Karen Khachanov vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 8th time that Karen Khachanov and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Karen Khachanov could face Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head record is 4-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.