Prediction Of Evans Vs Khachanov H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2025?

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Evans and Khachanov are on the Day 1 Schedule at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2025 on Monday 24 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Daniel Evans, a British player, has a dominant record against Karen Khachanov, leading their head-to-head 5-0. They have faced each other in various tournaments, including the 2020 Rotterdam on hard court, where Evans won 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Round of 16. Another encounter took place at the 2020 Antwerp on hard court, in which Evans emerged victorious in the quarterfinals with a score of 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4, even saving a match point. Their clash in the Vienna event of 2022 on hard court saw Evans triumphing convincingly with a score of 6-2 6-2 in the Round of 16. Moreover, Evans managed to defeat Khachanov in the Round of 16 at the 2023 Barcelona on clay, securing a 6-3 6-4 victory. In their most recent encounter at the 2024 US Open on hard court, Evans claimed a five-set win with an intense score of 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 in the first round.

Daniel Evans, aged 34 from Great Britain, holds a current world ranking of 177 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 21 in August 2023. It is noteworthy that he was unranked in April 2018 but managed to become the top-ranked British player by October 2019. Evans achieved his career-high ranking after winning his second ATP Tour title at the Washington event. As a 30-year-old, Evans secured his first ATP Tour title at the 2021 Melbourne-2 without dropping a single set. He also had a remarkable comeback in the 2021 US Open, rallying from two sets down and winning a fifth-set tiebreak against Popyrin to reach the fourth round. Additionally, he defeated Khachanov in the 2024 US Open first round in the longest match in the tournament’s history, lasting 5 hours and 35 minutes. Evans reached the semifinals of the ATP Masters 1000 events in Monte Carlo (2021) and Montreal (2022), and also made it to the finals of the doubles events at the 2021 Miami, 2021 Monte Carlo, and 2022 Montreal. He dropped outside the top 100 rankings after choosing not to defend his Washington title and participating in the Paris Olympics doubles with A. Murray.

On the other hand, Karen Khachanov, a 28-year-old player from Russia, is currently ranked No. 24 worldwide with a career-high ranking of No. 6. He achieved his top 10 ranking in July 2019, ending the 2018 season at No. 11. Khachanov notably won the 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Paris title as an unseeded player, becoming the first unseeded champion since Nalbandian in 2007. However, he faced a 23-match losing streak against top 10 players between August 2019 and March 2023, ending with a victory over Tsitsipas en route to the semifinals of the 2023 Miami Masters. He has also reached the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam events, with notable runs to the semifinals at the 2022 US Open and the 2023 Australian Open. Khachanov participated in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the fourth-ranked men’s player on Team ROC, where he earned a silver medal. In the 2025 season, he has a record of 2-4, advancing to the third round of the Australian Open and reaching the quarterfinals in Dubai.

It is worth mentioning that this match marks Daniel Evans’ return to the tour-level competition after his loss to Tiafoe in the second round of Almaty in October. Evans had previously reached his first semifinal above the ATP 250 level in Dubai in 2020, and his unbeaten record against Khachanov remains intact, even after overcoming a 0-4 deficit in the fifth set of their longest encounter at the US Open. Furthermore, Karen Khachanov holds the distinction of competing in the Dubai tournament for the ninth consecutive edition, the longest streak of any player in the 2025 field. He aims to avoid a sixth consecutive defeat against a single opponent for the fourth time in his career, following his losses to Djokovic, Nadal, and Tsitsipas. Khachanov’s two victories in 2025 came during the Australian Open where he defeated Mannarino and Diallo en route to the third round.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Evans will win.
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