ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Frances Tiafoe, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Arthur Fils and Valentin Vacherot are going to compete on Friday at the Japan Open Tennis Championships on Court 1.
Frances Tiafoe vs. Arthur Fils
Head to head 2-0 for Fils
Frances Tiafoe will take on Arthur Fils in the 2nd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:30 pm on Court 1.
Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results
Ranked no. 8 (career high), Francis got to the 2nd round after beating Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-4.
Tiafoe has a 43-17 win-loss record in 2026, 26-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Halle where he beat Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 6-4.
Last year in Tokyo Tiafoe lost in the 1st round 3-6 6-1 7-5 to Marton Fucsovics.
Arthur Fils: ranking and results
Ranked no. 9 (career high), Arthur got to the 2nd round after defeating Martin Damm 2-6 6-1 6-1, Kamil Majchrzak 6-2 3-6 6-1 and Luca Van Assche 6-3 6-2.
The French player has a 35-11 win-loss record in 2026, 23-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Barcelona where he overcame 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 Fils didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025. The French player won the title at the Japan Open Tennis Championships once in 2024 when he defeated Ugo Humbert 5-7 7-66 6-3.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Arthur Fils fight against each other. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Fils (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they locked horns, Fils won 6-3 1-6 6-0 in the final in Cincinnati back in August 2026.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Arthur Fils who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Arthur Fils is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Fils -> 2.66
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.47
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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Valentin Vacherot
Head to head 0-0
Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with Valentin Vacherot in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on Court 1.
Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results
Ranked no. 44, the Greek got to the 2nd round after beating Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-2, Rinky Hijikata 6-4 6-3 and Tomas Martin Etcheverry 4-6 6-3 6-4.
The Greek has a 34-20 win-loss record in 2026, 18-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Gstaad where he defeated Raphael Collignon in the final 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3.
Last year in Tokyo Tsitsipas didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025.
Valentin Vacherot: ranking and results
Ranked no. 18, the Monegasque got to the 2nd round after defeating Alexander Blockx 7-6(2) 7-6(4).
Vacherot has a 21-15 win-loss record in 2026, 11-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Tokyo Vacherot didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Valentin Vacherot since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.57
Valentin Vacherot -> 2.39
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-6 7-61 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Jaime FariaFaria – Arthur FeryFery (6-4 3-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Zizou BergsBergs (6-3 6-73 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Theo Arribage/Albano OlivettiArribage/Albano Olivetti – Jean-Julien Rojer/Theodore WinegarRojer/Theodore Winegar (3-6 6-3 10-8) – Score progression – Stats
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Taylor FritzFritz (6-77 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo – Rafael JodarJodar (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (7-61 4-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Luciano DarderiDarderi – Casper RuudRuud (7-63 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Austin Krajicek/Nikola MekticKrajicek/Nikola Mektic – Petr Nouza/Michael VenusNouza/Michael Venus (5-7 7-66 10-7) – Score progression – Stats
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Kei NishikoriNishikori (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (4-6 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Kyrian JacquetJacquet – Holger RuneRune (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Simone Bolelli/Andrea VavassoriBolelli/Andrea Vavassori – Shintaro Mochizuki/Seita WatanabeMochizuki/Seita Watanabe (7-61 7-62) – Score progression – Stats
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Rei SakamotoSakamoto (2-6 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Tommy PaulPaul (6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Alexander BlockxBlockx (7-62 7-64) – Score progression – Stats
- Arthur FilsFils – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Kyrian JacquetJacquet – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
