Flavio Cobolli is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. Cobolli has defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-4 7-5 to reach the quarter where he will face James Duckworth.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Flavio Cobolli’s projected draw includinghisprojected opponents in Almaty Open. The Italian has a neutral record (2-2) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Rinky Hijikata (114) – 6-4 7-5
1/4 – James Duckworth (138) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (14) – H2H 0-2
or Fabian Marozsan (52) – H2H 2-1
Fin – Alex Michelsen (36) – H2H 1-0
or Corentin Moutet (41) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

1/4 – James Duckworth’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli

43 - 33win/loss in 2025

Rank
106
High
46
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 43-33 22-19 6-4 10-4 5-6 0-0
2024 42-29 23-14 2-3 7-7 10-5 0-0
2023 51-28 43-21 1-3 5-2 2-2 0-0
2022 24-27 20-18 0-2 0-1 4-6 0-0
2021 36-24 15-9 1-2 12-9 8-4 0-0
2020 11-10 9-4 1-2 1-4 0-0 0-0
2019 52-26 39-17 8-4 1-2 4-3 0-0
2018 19-15 15-10 4-2 0-1 0-2 0-0

James Duckworth has a 31-29 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 17 years, the Australian has a 43-35 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 4 of his last 10 matches.

The Australian’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the final the Morelia Challenger and the San Luis Potosi Challenger.

Last year in Almaty Open James lost to Aleksandar Vukic in the 1st round 6-4 7-5.

H2H Flavio Cobolli vs. James Duckworth

This would be the 2nd time that Flavio Cobolli and James Duckworth fight against 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 2-0 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. As for the previous 13 years, Daniil has a 133-64 record on indoor hard courts (Click here

to see full career record). The Russian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best result of this year was reaching the final Halle.

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

H2H Flavio Cobolli vs. Daniil Medvedev

This contest would be 3rd time that Flavio Cobolli and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Flavio Cobolli could take on Fabian Marozsan. Their H2H is 2-1 for Flavio Cobolli.

Final – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli

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 record in 2025, 3-2 on indoor hard courts. In the last 4 years, the American has a 39-15 record on indoor hard courts. Michelsen won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Alex’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the final the Estoril Challenger.

Last year in Almaty Open Alex didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Flavio Cobolli vs. Alex Michelsen

This would be the 2nd time that Flavio Cobolli and Alex Michelsen clash against 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.

Possibly, Flavio Cobolli may square off with Corentin Moutet. Their head to head is 1-0 for Corentin Moutet.