Valentin Vacherot is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Vacherot has defeated Alexander Blockx 7-62 7-64 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6 7-65 6-4 to reach the quarter where he will face Arthur Fils.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Valentin Vacherot’s projected draw withhisplausible opponents in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Valentin has a unfavourable record (1-2) with the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Arthur Fils’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Arthur Fils
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-11 | 24-6 | 9-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 22-11 | 10-6 | 10-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-28 | 15-9 | 14-10 | 7-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-24 | 5-4 | 13-8 | 21-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 23-15 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-26 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Arthur Fils has a 36-11 win-loss record in 2026, 24-6 on hard. Regarding the previous 7 years, Arthur has a 57-28 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Arthur will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of this current year was conquering the competition in Barcelona where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the French player didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Valentin Vacherot vs. Arthur Fils
This match would represent the 2nd time that Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Fils clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Fils (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/2 – Jiri Lehecka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Valentin Vacherot
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32-17 | 17-10 | 6-4 | 3-0 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 41-23 | 24-10 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-19 | 20-10 | 4-1 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 4-4 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 13-13 | 1-2 | 12-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Jiri Lehecka has a 32-17 win-loss record in 2026, 17-10 on hard. During the previous 10 years, Jiri has a 101-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
The Czech’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Miami.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Czech didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Valentin Vacherot vs. Jiri Lehecka
This contest would be 2nd time that Valentin Vacherot and Jiri Lehecka play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Vacherot (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
However, Valentin Vacherot could come up against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo. Their H2H is 1-0 for Adolfo Daniel Vallejo.
Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29-4 | 23-3 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 71-9 | 28-4 | 22-1 | 10-3 | 11-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-13 | 22-5 | 17-4 | 7-3 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 65-12 | 26-6 | 25-3 | 2-3 | 12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 57-13 | 21-4 | 27-4 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-19 | 15-8 | 22-7 | 10-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 39-7 | 10-0 | 29-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 18-10 | 3-2 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Carlos Alcaraz has a 29-4 win-loss record in 2026, 23-3 on hard. As for the last 9 years, Carlos has a 148-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition at the Australian Open where he overcame Novak Djokovic in the final 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5, and in Doha where he overcame Arthur Fils in the final 6-2 6-1.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Spaniard won the tournament after downing Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4.
H2H Valentin Vacherot vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This would be the 2nd time that Valentin Vacherot and Carlos Alcaraz square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
However, Valentin Vacherot may compete against Denis Shapovalov. Their H2H record is 0-0.
