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Rakuten Japan Open predictions: Shapovalov, Goffin, Cilic and Chung to play on Thursday

TOKYO ORDER OF PLAY. Denis Shapovalov, David Goffin, Marin Cilic and Hyeon Chung will play on Thursday

3 October 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Denis Shapovalov, David Goffin, Marin Cilic and Hyeon Chung are among the top names that will play on Thursday at the Rakuten Japan Open.

Denis Shapovalov vs. David Goffin

Head to head 0-0

Denis Shapovalov will play David Goffin in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 4:00 pm on COLOSSEUM.

Denis Shapovalov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 32, Denis got to the 2^nd round after defeating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4 6-4.

Denis has a 24-21 win-loss record in 2019, 19-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Canadian best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Chengdu,Salem and Miami.

Last year in Tokyo Denis lost in the semifinal 6-3 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev.

David Goffin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Goffin reached the 2^nd round after beating Pablo Carreno-Busta 1-6 7-6⁸ 6-0.

David has a 32-22 win-loss record in 2019, 14-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). David’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Cincinnati and Halle.

Last year in Tokyo David didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2018. Goffin conquered the title at the Rakuten Japan Open in 2017.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and David Goffin 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 David Goffin who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, David Goffin is the pick to win this match.
David Goffin -> 2.00
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.72

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Marin Cilic vs. Hyeon Chung

Head to head 3-0 for Cilic

Marin Cilic will come up against Hyeon Chung in the 2^nd round for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 6:30 pm on COLOSSEUM.

Marin Cilic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 30, Cilic got to the 2^nd round after beating Yuichi Sugita 6-4 6-4.

Marin has a 19-14 win-loss record in 2019, 12-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Tokyo The Croatian lost in the 1^st round 3-6 6-4 7-6¹ to Jan-Lennard Struff.

Hyeon Chung: ranking and results

Ranked no. 143, Hyeon reached the 2^nd round after defeating Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Hyeon has a 15-7 win-loss record in 2019, 15-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Hyeon’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Chengdu Challenger.

Last year in Tokyo Hyeon lost in the 1^st round 6-3 3-6 6-2 to Denis Shapovalov.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Marin Cilic and Hyeon Chung square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Cilic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Cilic won 7-5 7-6³ in the 2^nd round in Brisbane back in 2016.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marin Cilic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marin Cilic is the pick to win this match.
Marin Cilic -> 1.40
Hyeon Chung -> 2.75

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Rakuten Japan Open

Lucas PouillePouille – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-7² 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Gilles SimonSimon (7-6⁴ 7-6²) – See score progression
Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Go SoedaSoeda (6-3 7-5) – See score progression