Shintaro Mochizuki is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. Mochizuki has defeated Arthur Cazaux 6-4 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Luciano Darderi.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Shintaro Mochizuki’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition in Almaty Open. The Japanese has a negative record (0-1) with the projected opposition.

R1 – Arthur Cazaux (58) – 6-4 6-4
R2 – Luciano Darderi (26) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Alex Michelsen (36) – H2H 0-0
or Aleksandar Vukic (84) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Karen Khachanov (10) – H2H 0-1
or Corentin Moutet (41) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Daniil Medvedev (14) – H2H 0-0
or Flavio Cobolli (22) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R2 – Luciano Darderi’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

38 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
26
LLLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 38-30 6-11 30-11 0-4 2-4 0-0
2024 38-31 1-9 34-15 1-4 2-3 0-0
2023 48-31 3-3 45-27 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 37-25 0-1 37-24 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 48-19 20-6 27-12 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 4-7 0-0 4-6 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 5-3 0-0 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Luciano Darderi has a 38-26 record in 2025, but he has not played as yet on indoor hard courts. Luciano won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was conquering the title in Marrakech where he defeated Tallon Griekspoor in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(4), in Bastad where he defeated Jesper De Jong in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in Umag where he defeated Carlos Taberner in the final 6-3 6-3, and the Genova Challenger where he defeated Andrea Pellegrino in the final 6-1 6-3.

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

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Luciano Darderi

There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Luciano Darderi since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

1/4 – 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 27-24 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the last 4 years, Alex has a 38-15 record on indoor hard courts. Michelsen won 4 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s most significant achievement of the current year was getting to the final the Estoril Challenger.

Last year in Almaty Open Michelsen didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Alex Michelsen

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

Yet, Shintaro Mochizuki could fight against Aleksandar Vukic. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Aleksandar Vukic.

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

Head to head 1-0 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. In the last 14 years, Khachanov 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.

Khachanov’s best result of the current season was reaching the final Toronto.

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

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Karen Khachanov

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

Alternatively, Shintaro Mochizuki may play Corentin Moutet. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 record in 2025, 3-2 on indoor hard courts. In connection to 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.

Daniil’s best result of this current year was getting to the final Halle.

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

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Daniil Medvedev

There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Daniil Medvedev since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Shintaro Mochizuki could compete against Flavio Cobolli. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli.