PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Rybakina , Osaka, Parks and Mertens to play on Court 1 on Thursday – Toray Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Elena Rybakina, Naomi Osaka, Alycia Parks and Elise Mertens will play on Thursday

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Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo 2026-10-29 order of play

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Elena Rybakina, Naomi Osaka, Alycia Parks and Elise Mertens are going to compete on Thursday at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Court 1.

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Elena Rybakina vs. Yulia Putintseva Toray Pan Pacific Open

Elena Rybakina vs. Yulia Putintseva

Head to head 2-2

Elena Rybakina will take on Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:00 pm on Court 1.

Elena Rybakina: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 will start her run in Tokyo after she won the title in Ningbo after beating in the final.

Rybakina has a 53-14 win-loss record in 2026, 40-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was getting to the final in at the Australian Open , Stuttgart, at the U.S. Open and Ningbo.

Last year in Tokyo The Kazakhstani lost in the semifinal w/o to Linda Noskova.

Yulia Putintseva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 67, Putintseva reached the 2nd round after defeating Hayu Kinoshita 7-5 6-2, Sayaka Ishii 4-6 6-2 6-3 and Maria Sakkari 6-4 3-6 6-1.

Putintseva has a 35-23 win-loss record in 2026, 20-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Tokyo Yulia didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2025.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Elena Rybakina and Yulia Putintseva square off. Their record is 2-2 for Rybakina and Putintseva (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time they played each other, Rybakina won 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Miami back in March 2026.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Rybakina who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elena Rybakina is the pick to win this match.
Elena Rybakina -> 1.13
Yulia Putintseva -> 5.85

 

 

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Naomi Osaka vs. Mia Pohankova Toray Pan Pacific Open

Naomi Osaka vs. Mia Pohankova

Head to head 0-0

Naomi Osaka will compete against Mia Pohankova in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:30 pm on Court 1.

Naomi Osaka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18, Naomi got to the 2nd round after beating Jasmine Paolini 6-3 7-6(4).

Naomi has a 31-12 win-loss record in 2026, 16-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Naomi’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Bad Homburg.

Last year in Tokyo Naomi didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025. The Japanese conquered the title at the Toray Pan Pacific Open once in 2019 when she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-3.

Mia Pohankova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 144 (career high), Pohankova reached the 2nd round after defeating Tereza Valentova 6-1 6-4.

Mia has a 30-16 win-loss record in 2026, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Slovakian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the W75 Leszno.

Last year in Tokyo Pohankova didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2025.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Mia Pohankova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.24
Mia Pohankova -> 4

 

 

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Alycia Parks vs. Kimberly Birrell Toray Pan Pacific Open

Alycia Parks vs. Kimberly Birrell

Head to head 0-0

Alycia Parks will fight against Kimberly Birrell in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 10:30 am on Court 1.

Alycia Parks: ranking and results

Ranked no. 65, Parks reached the 2nd round after beating Ena Shibahara 2-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5), Heather Watson 6-1 6-2 and Xinyu Wang 6-1 7-6(7).

Alycia has a 31-33 win-loss record in 2026, 17-19 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Tokyo The American didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025.

Kimberly Birrell: ranking and results

Ranked no. 41, Kimberly reached the 2nd round after defeating Aoi Ito 6-4 6-2 and Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-4.

Birrell has a 30-27 win-loss record in 2026, 24-18 on hard (See FULL STATS). Kimberly’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Seoul.

Last year in Tokyo The Australian capitulated in the qualifications 3-6 6-3 7-6(2) to Katie Boulter.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Alycia Parks and Kimberly Birrell 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 Kimberly Birrell who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kimberly Birrell is the pick to win this match.
Kimberly Birrell -> 2.625
Alycia Parks -> 1.48

 

 

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Elise Mertens vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez Toray Pan Pacific Open

Elise Mertens vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

Head to head 2-2

Elise Mertens will take on Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 2nd round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:30 am on Court 1.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14, Elise got to the 2nd round after beating Moyuka Uchijima 6-4 6-2.

The Belgian has a 35-22 win-loss record in 2026, 22-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Mertens’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Monterrey.

Last year in Tokyo Mertens didn’t play in Tokyo in 2025.

Leylah Annie Fernandez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 23, Annie reached the 2nd round after beating Himeno Sakatsume 6-2 6-4.

The Canadian has a 29-26 win-loss record in 2026, 15-15 on hard (See FULL STATS). Annie’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Singapore.

Last year in Tokyo The Canadian lost in the 2nd round 6-4 6-3 to Elena Rybakina.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Elise Mertens and Leylah Annie Fernandez fight against each other. Their head to head is 2-2 for Mertens and Annie (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.

The last time they locked horns, Annie won 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round in Ningbo back in October 2026.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Leylah Annie Fernandez who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Leylah Annie Fernandez is the pick to win this match.
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 1.9
Elise Mertens -> 1.9

 

 

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At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

 

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