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

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Popyrin and Habib 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?

Alexei Popyrin, a 25-year-old Australian player, ranked at World No. 27 with a career-high ranking of No. 23, is set to have his first meeting with Hady Habib from Lebanon. Popyrin had a challenging year in 2025, losing in the first round four times. In Dubai, his record is 2-3, reaching the second round in both 2021 and 2022.

Popyrin’s career reached a high point in August 2024 when he achieved a career-high ranking of No. 23. He accomplished this after saving three match points against Dimitrov in the third round and went on to win the Montreal title, becoming the first Australian ATP Masters 1000 champion since Hewitt in 2003. During the same tournament, he had an impressive run of five consecutive wins against top 20 players and became the fourth lowest-ranked champion in the ATP Masters 1000 series history.

Another significant moment in Popyrin’s career was at the 2024 US Open, where he secured his biggest win by defeating 4-time champion Djokovic. This victory propelled him to his first Grand Slam fourth round appearance after previously having a 0-6 record in Grand Slam third round matches. Additionally, he reached his first ATP Tour semifinal, made it to his first final at the 2021 Singapore Open, and won his first title there. He also defeated former champion Wawrinka to secure his second title at the 2023 Umag tournament. In 2019, he had an impressive record of qualifying for 10 tour-level events, tying a single-season record.

Popyrin’s junior career was also noteworthy, as he achieved a career-high ranking of No. 2. He ended his junior career with 17 consecutive wins and won the 2017 Roland Garros boys’ singles title.

It is worth noting that Popyrin is seeking his first win since defeating No. 5 Medvedev at the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Paris in October. Since then, he has had several losses, including one in the third round against Khachanov. Additionally, he has not won any ATP 500 events since reaching the 2023 Tokyo quarterfinals, accumulating an 0-8 record in such events since then.

On the other hand, Hady Habib, a 26-year-old player from Lebanon, is ranked at World No. 167 with a career-high ranking of No. 166. In 2025, he has a current record of 1-3, reaching the second round of the Australian Open. In Dubai, he has not played any matches since the 2022 qualifying tournament.

Habib earned his first ranking point in 2016 and broke into the top 500 in 2022. In January 2025, he achieved his career-high ranking of No. 166 after defeating Bu in his debut at the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, specifically the 2025 Australian Open. This victory marks his first tour-level win outside of the Davis Cup. It is also worth noting that Habib became the first Lebanese player to record a match win at a Grand Slam since Hajjar in the 1956 French Championships.

In the qualifying rounds of the 2025 Australian Open, Habib saved three match points against Chidekh, securing his place in the main draw. This achievement makes him the first Lebanese man to compete in a Grand Slam main draw since Fawaz at the 1962 US Championships.

Habib has a record of 30-32 in Challenger tournaments, reaching the final twice and winning the title at the 2024 Temuco tournament, making him the first Lebanese ATP Challenger champion. He also played college tennis at Texas A&M University and earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management.

Habib’s biggest career win so far came at the Australian Open last month, where he defeated No. 67 Bu in the first round, securing his lone victory against a top 100 player. He is now seeking another significant win and his second tour-level victory outside of the Davis Cup. Habib has the distinction of being the first Lebanese player to compete in the main draw of the Dubai tournament, although he was defeated in qualifying by eventual runner-up Vesely in 2022.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Popyrin will win.
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