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Alexei Popyrin and Yosuke Watanuki will clash against each other in the qualifications of Rakuten Japan Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on RAKUTEN CARD ARENA.
Alexei Popyrin: results and record
Ranked no. 90, the Australian will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Chengdu where he lost 6-2 7-5 to Verdasco in the 1st round the 24th of September.
Alexei has a 29-27 win-loss record in 2019, 15-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Tokyo
Alexei didn’t play in Tokyo in 2018.
Yosuke Watanuki: results and record
Ranked no. 228, Watanuki will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Kaohsiung Challenger where he lost 7-66 1-6 6-3 to Ferreira Silva in the 2nd round the 18th of September.
Watanuki has a 12-17 win-loss record in 2019, 9-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Tokyo
The Japanese lost in the 2nd round 6-3 7-62 to Milos Raonic.
Rakuten Japan Open Live score and result Alexei Popyrin vs. Yosuke Watanuki
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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Yosuke Watanuki
There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Yosuke Watanuki since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
The last time that they played, Watanuki won 6-77 6-1 5-0 ret. in the 1st round in Australian Open (juniors) back in 2015.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.57
Yosuke Watanuki -> 2.25
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Head 2 Head
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