Alex Michelsen is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Michelsen has defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6 6-1 6-2 and Christopher O Connell 6-1 6-4 to reach the quarter where he will face Tomas Machac.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Alex Michelsen’s projected draw together withhisplausible opponents in Japan Open Tennis Championships. The American has a negative record (0-2) with the likely opposition.
1/4 – Tomas Machac’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Tomas Machac
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-24 | 22-11 | 9-5 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-27 | 15-10 | 16-11 | 18-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-19 | 24-6 | 5-2 | 18-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 28-19 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 12-6 | 2-3 | 4-2 |
| 2020 | 27-12 | 0-0 | 12-6 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 34-20 | 6-2 | 18-9 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 2018 | 31-8 | 0-0 | 12-6 | 11-1 | 0-0 | 8-1 |
| 2017 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tomas Machac has a 29-19 record in 2024, 17-9 on hard. During the last 4 years, Tomas has a 61-29 record on hard. The Czech won 5 of his last 10 matches.
The Czech’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final Geneva.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Tomas didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Tomas Machac
This would be the 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Tomas Machac play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Machac (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
1/2 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Ugo Humbert
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-24 | 18-9 | 5-7 | 11-4 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-26 | 17-11 | 13-5 | 16-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 16-11 | 3-7 | 11-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-20 | 6-7 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 25-14 | 11-7 | 4-3 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 45-30 | 14-8 | 2-6 | 21-10 | 8-6 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 69-25 | 29-9 | 8-3 | 18-11 | 0-0 | 14-2 |
| 2017 | 41-30 | 20-8 | 11-11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-3 |
Ugo Humbert has a 30-20 record in 2024, 15-7 on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Ugo has a 138-73 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The French player won 5 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Marseille where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-4 6-3, and in Dubai where he beat Alexander Bublik in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Humbert didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Ugo Humbert
This match would represent the 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Ugo Humbert play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Humbert (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Alex Michelsen could compete against Jack Draper. Their H2H is 0-0.
Final – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-23 | 21-11 | 11-6 | 10-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 32-16 | 1-3 | 28-11 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Holger Rune has a 35-19 win-loss record in 2024, 18-9 on hard. Regarding the last 7 years, the Dane has a 48-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Holger won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Rune’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the final Brisbane.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Dane didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Holger Rune
There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Possibly, Alex Michelsen could square off with Ben Shelton. Their H2H record is 0-0.
