James Duckworth is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. Duckworth has defeated Ugo Blanchet 6-3 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Gabriel Diallo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is James Duckworth’s projected draw andhispresumable opposition in Almaty Open. James has a negative record (0-6) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Ugo Blanchet (150) – 6-3 6-4
R2 – Gabriel Diallo (35) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Flavio Cobolli (22) – H2H 0-1
or Rinky Hijikata (114) – H2H 1-3
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (14) – H2H 0-1
or Brandon Nakashima (34) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Karen Khachanov (10) – H2H 0-3
or Luciano Darderi (26) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Gabriel Diallo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Gabriel Diallo

37 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
41
High
33
LWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 37-29 16-15 8-7 4-4 9-3 0-0
2024 49-26 30-12 7-6 9-4 3-4 0-0
2023 39-28 8-11 2-2 24-10 5-5 0-0
2022 23-10 17-6 0-0 6-4 0-0 0-0
2021 12-4 8-3 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-0
2020 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 8-4 6-3 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0
2018 2-3 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

Gabriel Diallo has a 36-26 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 8 years, Diallo has a 49-24 record on indoor hard courts (Click here

to see full career record). Gabriel won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was winning the title in Hertogenbosch where he defeated Zizou Bergs in the final 7-5 7-6(8).

Last year in Almaty Open

Diallo was overcome by Karen Khachanov in the final 6-2 5-7 6-3.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Gabriel Diallo

This contest would be 2nd time that James Duckworth and Gabriel Diallo clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Diallo (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/4 – Flavio Cobolli’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli

36 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
22
High
17
WWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-29 9-13 15-6 6-7 6-3 0-0
2024 43-29 26-13 10-9 4-3 3-4 0-0
2023 56-36 10-6 43-23 3-6 0-1 0-0
2022 35-34 6-4 24-21 5-8 0-1 0-0
2021 46-30 5-4 39-21 2-5 0-0 0-0
2020 4-8 2-2 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-0
2019 4-4 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Flavio Cobolli has a 30-25 win-loss record in 2025, 0-3 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 8 years, the Italian has a 14-27 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Cobolli won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the tournament in Bucharest where he beat Sebastian Baez in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Hamburg where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.

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

H2H James Duckworth vs. Flavio Cobolli

This contest would be 2nd time that James Duckworth and Flavio Cobolli square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cobolli (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

However, James Duckworth could face Rinky Hijikata. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Rinky Hijikata.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev

41 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
1
LWWLWWW
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 34-21 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on indoor hard courts. During the previous 13 years, Daniil has a 132-64 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final Halle.

Last year in Almaty Open Daniil didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 2nd time that James Duckworth and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Alternatively, James Duckworth could fight against Brandon Nakashima. Their H2H is 1-0 for Brandon Nakashima.

Final – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Karen Khachanov

32 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
18
High
8
LWWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-24 13-11 9-6 2-4 8-3 0-0
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

Karen Khachanov has a 30-21 record in 2025, 0-1 on indoor hard courts. During the last 14 years, the Russian has a 125-80 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final Toronto.

Last year in Almaty Open the Russian won the competition after ousting Gabriel Diallo 6-2 5-7 6-3.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Karen Khachanov

This would be the 4th time that James Duckworth and Karen Khachanov fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Yet, James Duckworth could take on Luciano Darderi. Their H2H record is 0-0.