ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Arthur Fils, Tommy Paul, Valentin Vacherot and Jiri Lehecka are going to play on Wednesday at the Japan Open Tennis Championships.
Arthur Fils vs. Luca Van Assche
Head to head 1-0 for Fils
Arthur Fils will square off with Luca Van Assche in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on Court 1.
Arthur Fils: ranking and results
Ranked no. 9 (career high), the French player reached the 1st round after defeating Martin Damm 2-6 6-1 6-1 and Kamil Majchrzak 6-2 3-6 6-1.
Arthur has a 34-11 win-loss record in 2026, 22-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Barcelona where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 7-6(2) and in Cincinnati where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Last year in Tokyo The French player didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025. The French player conquered the title at the Japan Open Tennis Championships once in 2024 when he defeated Ugo Humbert 5-7 7-66 6-3.
Luca Van Assche: ranking and results
Ranked no. 43, will start his run in Tokyo after he won the title in the Quebec City Challenger after beating in the final.
Van has a 43-21 win-loss record in 2026, 13-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Quimper Challenger where he beat Remy Bertola in the final 3-6 6-1 7-5 and the Lille Challenger where he beat Alexander Blockx in the final 6-2 6-4 and the Parma Challenger where he defeated Sebastian Ofner in the final 2-6 6-2 6-3 and in Estoril where he beat Alexander Blockx in the final 6-4 4-6 7-5 and the Quebec City Challenger where he overcame Stefanos Sakellaridis in the final 6-1 6-4.
Last year in Tokyo Luca didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Arthur Fils and Luca Van Assche clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Fils (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time they played, Fils won 2-4 4-1 4-3(1) 4-3(6) in the semifinal in Next gen atp finals back in 2023.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Arthur Fils who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Arthur Fils is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Fils -> 1.25
Luca Van Assche -> 3.9
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Tommy Paul vs. Alejandro Tabilo
Head to head 2-0 for Paul
Tommy Paul will play Alejandro Tabilo in the 1st round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on Court 1.
Tommy Paul: ranking and results
Ranked no. 16, will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group, Q, HUN USA 0 where he beat to in the Rubber 1 on the 7th of February.
Tommy has a 39-17 win-loss record in 2026, 20-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Houston where he beat Roman Andres Burruchaga in the final 6-1 3-6 7-5.
Last year in Tokyo The American didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025.
Alejandro Tabilo: ranking and results
Ranked no. 31, Tabilo will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, CHI ESP 0 where he lost to in the Rubber 1 on the 19th of September.
Alejandro has a 37-26 win-loss record in 2026, 12-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Chilean’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Aix En Provence Challenger.
Last year in Tokyo Tabilo surrendered in the 1st round 1-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4) to Zizou Bergs.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Tommy Paul and Alejandro Tabilo play each other. Their head to head is 2-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they fought against each other, Paul won 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-2 in the 3rd round in Shanghai back in 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tommy Paul who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tommy Paul is the pick to win this match.
Tommy Paul -> 1.3
Alejandro Tabilo -> 3.48
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Valentin Vacherot vs. Alexander Blockx
Head to head 0-0
Valentin Vacherot will face Alexander Blockx in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on Court 1.
Valentin Vacherot: ranking and results
Ranked no. 18, will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, FIN MON 1 where he defeated to in the Rubber 4 on the 19th of September.
The Monegasque has a 20-15 win-loss record in 2026, 10-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Tokyo The Monegasque didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025.
Alexander Blockx: ranking and results
Ranked no. 27 (career high), Blockx will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in the Cap Cana Challenger where he lost to in the semifinal on the 14th of March.
The Belgian has a 37-17 win-loss record in 2026, 16-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Belgian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Canberra Challenger.
Last year in Tokyo Blockx didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Valentin Vacherot and Alexander Blockx since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Blockx who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Blockx is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Blockx -> 2.41
Valentin Vacherot -> 1.56
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Jiri Lehecka vs. Zizou Bergs
Head to head 1-0 for Lehecka
Jiri Lehecka will face Zizou Bergs in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on Court 2.
Jiri Lehecka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 23, will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, CZE USA 3 where he overcame to in the Rubber 5 on the 19th of September.
Lehecka has a 30-17 win-loss record in 2026, 15-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Lehecka’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Miami.
Last year in Tokyo The Czech didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2025.
Zizou Bergs: ranking and results
Ranked no. 38, Zizou will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, AUT BEL 3 where he lost to in the Rubber 4 on the 19th of September.
Zizou has a 25-23 win-loss record in 2026, 10-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Eastbourne where he beat Ugo Humbert in the final 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Last year in Tokyo The Belgian lost in the 2nd round 6-4 6-3 to Carlos Alcaraz.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Jiri Lehecka and Zizou Bergs square off. Their record is 1-0 for Lehecka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they locked horns, Lehecka won 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in Doha back in February 2026.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jiri Lehecka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.22
Zizou Bergs -> 4.25
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At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Last Results
These are the last results of the Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo – Jaime FariaFaria (6-4 5-7 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Arthur FilsFils – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-2 3-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Tommy PaulPaul (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-4) – H2H – Prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Zizou BergsBergs (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Kyrian JacquetJacquet (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
