Alexei Popyrin is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Popyrin has defeated Hady Habib 6-2 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Marin Cilic.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw together withhisplausible opponents in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Alexei has a neutral record (4-4) against the presumable opposition.
R2 – Marin Cilic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-20 | 3-6 | 11-9 | 6-3 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 9-11 | 8-6 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-21 | 16-10 | 9-5 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 6-9 | 5-5 | 13-7 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 7-5 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 22-19 | 12-10 | 5-4 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 44-20 | 20-8 | 14-6 | 4-5 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
Marin Cilic has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 21 years, Cilic has a 257-150 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Marin didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Marin Cilic
This contest would be 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Marin Cilic play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Cilic on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50-25 | 24-10 | 3-6 | 17-5 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-25 | 6-10 | 17-8 | 9-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-19 | 13-13 | 1-3 | 9-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 60-27 | 14-9 | 11-7 | 31-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-24 | 19-10 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 10-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-19 | 8-8 | 1-3 | 14-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 38-25 | 17-11 | 13-9 | 0-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 41-28 | 18-9 | 21-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime has a 13-4 win-loss record in 2025, 9-3 on hard. Talking about the previous 11 years, Auger-Aliassime has a 116-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Auger-Aliassime won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this season was winning the title in Adelaide where he defeated Sebastian Korda in the final 6-3 3-6 6-1, and in Montpellier where he overcame Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final 6-2 6-7(7) 7-6(2).
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships the Canadian didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
This would be the 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Felix Auger-Aliassime fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Alexei Popyrin could come up against Nuno Borges. Their head to head record is 1-1.
1/2 – Roberto Bautista Agut’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15-22 | 4-9 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-28 | 11-13 | 10-7 | 9-4 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-23 | 9-7 | 8-8 | 2-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-20 | 17-9 | 7-3 | 9-6 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 14-10 | 7-7 | 4-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-8 | 13-4 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 42-22 | 22-10 | 8-7 | 5-3 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 33-20 | 13-7 | 11-7 | 6-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Roberto Bautista Agut has a 1-4 record in 2025, 1-3 on hard. As for the previous 20 years, Roberto has a 286-157 record on hard (Click here
to see full career record).Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships the Spaniard capitulated to Tomas Machac in the qualifications 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Roberto Bautista Agut since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
However, Alexei Popyrin may square off with Zizou Bergs. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Zizou Bergs.
Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Daniil Medvedev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-23 | 20-12 | 6-4 | 10-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Daniil Medvedev has a 7-4 record in 2025, 4-2 on hard. In the course of the last 13 years, Daniil has a 251-81 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 6 of his last 10 matches.
The Russian’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the semifinal Marseille.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Daniil capitulated to Ugo Humbert in the semifinal 7-5 6-3.
H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Daniil Medvedev
This contest would be 5th time that Alexei Popyrin and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Alexei Popyrin may square off with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.