Prediction Of Shevchenko Vs Hurkacz H2H, Who Will Win At ATP United Cup 2025?

What Time Will Alexander Shevchenko Play Against Hubert Hurkacz?

Shevchenko and Hurkacz are on the Day 9 Schedule at United Cup 2025 on 04 January 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?

Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ) will face off against Hubert Hurkacz (POL) in their upcoming match. Hurkacz currently leads their head-to-head record with 3 wins. The matches they have played took place in different tournaments and on different surfaces.

The first match between Shevchenko and Hurkacz was in Dubai (U.A.E.) on a hard court. It was in the round of 32, and Hurkacz emerged victorious with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7).

Their second encounter was in Marseille (France), also on a hard court. This time it was in the round of 16, and once again, Hurkacz came out on top, winning with a score of 6-1, 6-4.

The third match took place at the ATP Masters 1000 in Miami (U.S.A.) on a hard court. It was in the round of 64, and Hurkacz managed to secure another victory, defeating Shevchenko with a score of 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3.

Moving on to individual player profiles, Alexander Shevchenko is 24 years old and currently ranked 78th in the world. His career-high ranking was 45th, achieved in February 2024. In the year 2024, he has a win-loss record of 21-28, reaching 4 quarterfinals. Overall in his career, he has a win-loss record of 39-49, including one final appearance.

Shevchenko’s rise in the rankings has been notable. He first broke into the top 300 in March 2022, followed by the top 200 in June 2022, and finally reached the top 100 in April 2023. His career-high ranking of 45 came in February 2024 after defeating No. 7 Rune for the biggest win of his career, advancing to the Rotterdam quarterfinals.

Other notable achievements for Shevchenko include saving 2 match points to earn his first top 10 win over No. 9 Fritz and reaching his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in Basel. He then went on to advance to his first semifinal and final in Metz to end his 2023 season strongly. In the 2024 season, he advanced to ATP Tour quarterfinals in Montpellier, Rotterdam, Geneva, and Almaty. Additionally, he earned his first ATP Tour win at the 2023 Barcelona tournament and his first Grand Slam win at the 2023 Roland Garros.

It’s worth mentioning that Shevchenko has a 4-17 record against top 20 players, with a 2-8 record in 2023, a 1-9 record in 2024, and a 1-0 record in 2025. He managed to secure a win over No. 11 Tsitsipas in the round-robin stage this week, and he aims to achieve consecutive top 20 wins for the first time in his career.

On the other hand, Hubert Hurkacz is 27 years old and currently ranked 16th in the world. His career-high ranking is 6th, which he attained in August 2024. He is considered the top Polish men’s player in history and ended the years 2021 and 2023 with a year-end career-high ranking of 9th. He had notable performances in the Nitto ATP Finals and reached the career-high ranking of 6th in August 2024.

Hurkacz had a breakthrough at the 2021 Wimbledon, where he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal by defeating 8-time champion Federer in straight sets. He won the 2021 ATP Masters 1000 Miami title, defeating 5 seeded players along the way. He also showed resilience at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, saving a championship point to secure the title after being a finalist in the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal.

Furthermore, Hurkacz has reached ATP Masters 1000 semifinals at the 2021 Paris, 2022 Miami, and 2023 Cincinnati tournaments. He has also claimed ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles at the 2020 Paris with Auger-Aliassime and 2022 Miami with Isner. At the 2022 Halle tournament, he defeated No. 1 Medvedev in a swift match to secure his fifth ATP Tour singles title in his fifth final.

In the current United Cup, Hurkacz has participated in three consecutive appearances, achieving a 6-6 singles record. However, he has maintained a perfect record of 5-0 against players ranked outside the top 30 in this event. In his singles group matches, he lost to No. 6 Ruud and No. 25 Machac. Hurkacz has excelled against players ranked outside the top 50 in 2024, with a record of 28-2, including a victory over No. 125 B. Harris in the quarterfinals this week.

The match between Alexander Shevchenko and Hubert Hurkacz will take place from December 27, 2024, to January 5, 2025, at the United Cup Tennis tournament.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Shevchenko will win.
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