ORDER OF PLAY. Novak Djokovic, Denis Shapovalov, Taylor Harry Fritz and Reilly Opelka are among the top names that will compete on Tuesday at the Rakuten Japan Open.
Novak Djokovic vs. Alexei Popyrin
Head to head 0-0
Novak Djokovic will fight against Alexei Popyrin in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on COLOSSEUM.
Novak Djokovic: ranking and results
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Us Open where he lost 6-4 7-5 2-1 ret. to Wawrinka in the 4th round the 1st of September.
Novak has a 41-8 win-loss record in 2019, 19-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Melbourne where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3 and in Madrid where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4 and in London where he beat Roger Federer in the final 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 13-12(3).
Last year in Tokyo The Serbian didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2018.
Alexei Popyrin: ranking and results
Ranked no. 94, the Australian got to the 1st round after defeating Yosuke Watanuki 4-6 6-1 6-4 and James Duckworth 6-3 7-60.
Popyrin has a 31-27 win-loss record in 2019, 17-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Tokyo Popyrin didn’t play in Tokyo in 2018.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Alexei Popyrin 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 Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.11
Alexei Popyrin -> 6.50
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Denis Shapovalov vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
Head to head 1-0 for Shapovalov
Denis Shapovalov will face Miomir Kecmanovic in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 6:30 pm on COLOSSEUM.
Denis Shapovalov: ranking and results
Ranked no. 32, the Canadian will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Chengdu where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Carreno-Busta in the semifinal the 28th of September.
The Canadian has a 23-21 win-loss record in 2019, 18-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Denis’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in Chengdu,Salem and Miami.
Last year in Tokyo Shapovalov lost in the semifinal 6-3 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev.
Miomir Kecmanovic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 51, the Serbian will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Zhuhai where he lost 7-62 6-3 to Ramos in the 2nd round the 25th of September.
Kecmanovic has a 37-26 win-loss record in 2019, 24-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Kecmanovic’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Antalya.
Last year in Tokyo Miomir didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2018.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Miomir Kecmanovic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Shapovalov won 6-2 6-3 in the 3rd round in Winston salem back in August 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.40
Miomir Kecmanovic -> 2.75
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Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Reilly Opelka
Head to head 2-0 for Fritz
Taylor Harry Fritz will face Reilly Opelka in the 1st round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on RAKUTEN CARD ARENA.
Taylor Harry Fritz: ranking and results
Ranked no. 31, Fritz will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Chengdu where he lost 4-6 7-5 7-5 to Bublik in the 1st round the 25th of September.
Fritz has a 35-23 win-loss record in 2019, 16-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was managing to win the title in Eastbourne where he beat Sam Querrey in the final 6-3 6-4.
Last year in Tokyo Fritz lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-4 to Stan Wawrinka.
Reilly Opelka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 53, Reilly will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Us Open where he lost 6-4 6-4 7-62 to Koepfer in the 2nd round the 28th of August.
Opelka has a 30-20 win-loss record in 2019, 15-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title in New York where he beat Brayden Schnur in the final 6-1 6-7(7) 7-6(7).
Last year in Tokyo Reilly didn’t play in Tokyo in 2018.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Taylor Harry Fritz and Reilly Opelka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Fritz won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Barcelona back in April 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Harry Fritz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taylor Harry Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 1.57
Reilly Opelka -> 2.25
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Rakuten Japan Open
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Joao SousaSousa (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Lucas PouillePouille – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Go SoedaSoeda – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (4-6 7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Marin CilicCilic – Yuichi SugitaSugita (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Hyeon ChungChung – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Rakuten Japan Open
- Pablo AndujarAndujar – Gilles SimonSimon (3-1) – See H2H details
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (0-0) – See H2H details
- John MillmanMillman – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (0-0) – See H2H details
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (0-1) – See H2H details
- David GoffinGoffin – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (1-2) – See H2H details
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Benoit PairePaire (0-0) – See H2H details
- Taro DanielDaniel – Borna CoricCoric (0-0) – See H2H details
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (0-0) – See H2H details
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Lucas PouillePouille (0-1) – See H2H details
- Hyeon ChungChung – Marin CilicCilic (0-3) – See H2H details
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (2-0) – See H2H details
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (1-0) – See H2H details
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Lloyd HarrisHarris (0-0) – See H2H details
Novak Djokovic, Denis Shapovalov, Taylor Harry Fritz and Reilly Opelka in Tokyo |
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