Daniil Medvedev is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. Daniil has defeated Adam Walton 7-5 7-60 and Fabian Marozsan 7-5 6-2 to reach the semifinal where he will face James Duckworth.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Daniil Medvedev’s projected draw together withhispresumable opponents in Almaty Open. The Russian has a winning record (3-0) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Adam Walton (76) – 7-5 7-60
1/4 – Fabian Marozsan (52) – 7-5 6-2
1/2 – James Duckworth (138) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Alex Michelsen (36) – H2H 2-0
or Corentin Moutet (41) – H2H 1-1
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Draw

1/2 – James Duckworth’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev

42 - 33win/loss in 2025

Rank
106
High
46
WWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 42-33 21-19 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 32-29 win-loss record in 2025, 6-2 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 17 years, James has a 44-35 record on indoor hard courts (Click here

to see full career record). Duckworth will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

The Australian’s best result of the year was getting to the final the Morelia Challenger and the San Luis Potosi Challenger.

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

H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. James Duckworth

This match would represent the 2nd time that Daniil Medvedev and James Duckworth play each other. 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 2-0 for Daniil Medvedev

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 29-24 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 4 years, Michelsen has a 40-15 record on indoor hard courts. Alex won 4 of his last 10 matches.

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

Last year in Almaty Open the American didn’t play in this event.

H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Alex Michelsen

This contest would be 3rd time that Daniil Medvedev and Alex Michelsen fight 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.

Anyhow, Daniil Medvedev may compete against Corentin Moutet. Their head to head record is 1-1.