Alex Michelsen is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. The American has defeated Beibit Zhukayev 6-2 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Aleksandar Vukic.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Alex Michelsen’s projected draw includinghisplausible opposition in Almaty Open. Michelsen has a neutral record (3-3) against the likely opposition.
R2 – Aleksandar Vukic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Alex Michelsen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-38 | 15-20 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-36 | 13-18 | 5-9 | 6-2 | 10-7 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-33 | 34-20 | 9-4 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-25 | 14-15 | 4-5 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-26 | 8-5 | 10-11 | 11-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-12 | 10-4 | 9-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 24-29 | 13-18 | 11-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 25-17 | 17-12 | 1-3 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Aleksandar Vukic has a 26-34 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 12 years, the Australian has a 52-33 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Aleksandar won 6 of his last 10 matches.
The Australian’s best result of this year was getting to the semifinal the Estoril Challenger.
Last year in Almaty Open Vukic was overcome by Karen Khachanov in the semifinal 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
.H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Aleksandar Vukic
This contest would be 3rd time that Alex Michelsen and Aleksandar Vukic fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
1/4 – Luciano Darderi’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| 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 win-loss record in 2025, but he has not competed so far on indoor hard courts. The Italian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition 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 overcame 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
the Italian didn’t compete in this tournament.H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Luciano Darderi
There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Luciano Darderi since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nevertheless, Alex Michelsen may take on Shintaro Mochizuki. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| 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 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on indoor hard courts. As for the last 14 years, the Russian has a 125-80 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Karen won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Karen’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final Toronto.
Last year in Almaty Open the Russian conquered the competition after besting Gabriel Diallo 6-2 5-7 6-3.
H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Karen Khachanov
This would be the 3rd time that Alex Michelsen and Karen Khachanov face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Michelsen and Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
However, Alex Michelsen could come up against Corentin Moutet. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Corentin Moutet.
Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 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 34-21 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 13 years, Medvedev has a 132-64 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Medvedev’s most significant achievement of the current year was getting to the final Halle.
Last year in Almaty Open the Russian didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Daniil Medvedev
This contest would be 3rd time that Alex Michelsen and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Possibly, Alex Michelsen may compete against Flavio Cobolli. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli.