James Duckworth is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. Duckworth has defeated Ugo Blanchet 6-3 6-4, Gabriel Diallo 7-63 6-73 6-4 and Flavio Cobolli 6-3 6-2 to reach the semifinal where he will face Daniil Medvedev.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is James Duckworth’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opposition in Almaty Open. Duckworth has a weak record (0-2) against the projected opposition.
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 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 36-21 record in 2025, 5-2 on indoor hard courts. In the last 13 years, Daniil has a 134-64 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Medvedev’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final Halle.
Last year in Almaty Open Daniil didn’t take part in this event.
H2H James Duckworth vs. Daniil Medvedev
This match would represent the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Daniil Medvedev face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Final – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Alex Michelsen
| 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 29-24 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 4 years, Michelsen has a 40-15 record on indoor hard courts. Alex won 4 of his last 10 matches.
Michelsen’s most significant achievement of this current year was reaching the final the Estoril Challenger.
Last year in Almaty Open the American didn’t play in this event.
H2H James Duckworth vs. Alex Michelsen
This would be the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Alex Michelsen play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Alternatively, James Duckworth may fight against Corentin Moutet. Their H2H record is 1-1.
