TOKYO DRAW. Alexei Popyrin’s prediction with Martinez Portero next. H2H and rankings

Tokyo draw - Alexei Popyrin. See the draw preview and prediction with Pedro Martinez Portero, Casper Ruud, Alex De Minaur, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz in the Rakuten Japan Open.

Alexei Popyrin Stats info

Alexei Popyrin is starting his bid in the draw in Tokyo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexei Popyrin’s projected draw and the presumable opposition in Rakuten Japan Open. The Australian has a weak record (1-3) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Pedro Martinez Portero (67) – H2H 0-1
R2 – Casper Ruud (2) – H2H 0-0
or Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (59) – H2H 3-0
1/4 – Alex De Minaur (22) – H2H 1-1
or Mackenzie Mcdonald (82) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Frances Tiafoe (19) – H2H 0-0
or Daniel Evans (25) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 0-1
or Nick Kyrgios (20) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Pedro Martinez Portero’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Pedro Martinez Portero

21 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
62
High
40
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 21-30 7-12 13-13 0-2 1-3 0-0
2021 32-25 4-5 21-13 5-5 2-2 0-0
2020 35-13 6-5 29-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-32 7-5 26-24 0-2 1-1 0-0
2018 53-32 17-8 34-21 2-3 0-0 0-0
2017 60-30 6-5 53-23 0-1 0-0 1-1
2016 74-29 0-1 73-27 1-1 0-0 0-0
2015 30-16 2-1 28-14 0-1 0-0 0-0

Pedro Martinez Portero has a 19-26 record in 2022, 5-10 on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Martinez Portero has a 52-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Martinez Portero needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 8 matches.

His best result of this year was conquering the tournament in Santiago where he defeated Sebastian Baez in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Pedro Martinez Portero

This contest would be 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Pedro Martinez Portero square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

51 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0
2015 13-7 0-1 6-2 7-4 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 47-17 win-loss record in 2022, 18-7 on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Casper has a 73-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Buenos Aires where he beat Diego Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3, in Geneva where he defeated Joao Sousa in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1), and in Gstaad where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Alexei Popyrin could come up against Jaume Antoni Munar Clar. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Alexei Popyrin.

1/4 – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

47 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
9
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 47-25 19-10 9-6 12-5 7-4 0-0
2021 25-25 10-10 4-5 3-7 8-3 0-0
2020 13-10 6-5 0-2 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 41-20 25-10 1-4 13-3 2-3 0-0
2018 51-30 24-13 9-9 5-4 13-4 0-0
2017 37-28 21-11 2-5 2-4 8-5 4-3
2016 52-20 21-9 20-7 4-3 0-0 7-1
2015 6-3 0-0 6-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Alex De Minaur has a 40-20 record in 2022, 19-9 on hard. As for the previous 8 years, Alex has a 126-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). De Minaur won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the competition in Atlanta where he overcame Jenson Brooksby in the final 6-3 6-3.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Alex De Minaur

This contest would be 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Alex De Minaur play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for De Minaur on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Alexei Popyrin could face Mackenzie Mcdonald. Their H2H is 1-0 for Alexei Popyrin.

1/2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

35 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
19
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0
2016 47-28 30-15 10-6 4-4 3-3 0-0
2015 52-26 18-11 28-11 6-4 0-0 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 27-20 win-loss record in 2022, 15-10 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, the American has a 133-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best result of this current season was getting to the final Estoril.

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Frances Tiafoe

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Frances Tiafoe since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

However, Alexei Popyrin may come up against Daniel Evans. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Daniel Evans.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Taylor Fritz

46 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
9
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0
2016 35-29 26-16 1-4 7-5 1-4 0-0
2015 27-11 19-7 3-1 4-2 1-1 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 37-17 win-loss record in 2022, 20-8 on hard. During the last 9 years, Fritz has a 174-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current season was winning the title in Indian Wells where he overcame Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 7-6(5), and in Eastbourne where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(4).

H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Taylor Fritz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Alexei Popyrin may fight against Nick Kyrgios. Their head to head record is 0-0.