James Duckworth is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. The Australian has defeated Ugo Blanchet 6-3 6-4 and Gabriel Diallo 7-63 6-73 6-4 to reach the quarter where he will face Flavio Cobolli.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is James Duckworth’s projected draw andhisprojected opponents in Almaty Open. James has a negative record (0-3) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Ugo Blanchet (150) – 6-3 6-4
R2 – Gabriel Diallo (35) – 7-63 6-73 6-4
1/4 – Flavio Cobolli (22) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (14) – H2H 0-1
or Fabian Marozsan (52) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Alex Michelsen (36) – H2H 0-1
or Corentin Moutet (41) – H2H 1-1
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1/4 – Flavio Cobolli’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli

35 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
22
High
17
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 35-29 9-13 15-6 5-7 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 31-25 record in 2025, 1-3 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 8 years, Flavio has a 15-27 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Bucharest where he overcame Sebastian Baez in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Hamburg where he overcame 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 match would represent the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Flavio Cobolli play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cobolli (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

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 35-21 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 13 years, Daniil has a 133-64 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 8 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Halle.

Last year in Almaty Open

the Russian didn’t play in this event.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Daniil Medvedev play 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.

On the other hand, James Duckworth may come up against Fabian Marozsan. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alex Michelsen

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 28-24 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 4 years, the American has a 39-15 record on indoor hard courts. Alex won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Michelsen’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final the Estoril Challenger.

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

H2H James Duckworth vs. Alex Michelsen

This match would represent the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Alex Michelsen face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Alternatively, James Duckworth could come up against Corentin Moutet. Their head to head record is 1-1.