TOKYO DRAW. Taro Daniel’s prediction with Zapata Miralles next. H2H and rankings

Tokyo draw - Taro Daniel. See the draw preview and prediction with Bernabe Zapata Miralles, Frances Tiafoe, Daniel Evans, Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz in the Rakuten Japan Open.

Taro Daniel Stats info

Taro Daniel is about to begin his campaign in the draw in Tokyo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Taro Daniel’s projected draw alongside with the likely opposition in Rakuten Japan Open. Daniel has a negative record (3-6) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Bernabe Zapata Miralles (78) – H2H 1-1
R2 – Frances Tiafoe (19) – H2H 0-1
or Yasutaka Uchiyama (311) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Daniel Evans (25) – H2H 2-3
or Miomir Kecmanovic (32) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Casper Ruud (2) – H2H 0-1
or Alex De Minaur (22) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 0-0
or Nick Kyrgios (20) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Bernabe Zapata Miralles’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

44 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
72
High
37
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 44-30 2-6 35-18 4-5 3-1 0-0
2021 41-28 6-5 23-10 8-10 4-3 0-0
2020 20-14 0-2 16-6 4-6 0-0 0-0
2019 41-33 0-2 27-20 14-11 0-0 0-0
2018 30-35 5-5 23-22 2-6 0-1 0-1
2017 59-35 9-8 48-23 1-2 0-0 1-2
2016 47-28 12-10 35-17 0-1 0-0 0-0
2015 40-24 9-8 30-14 1-2 0-0 0-0

Bernabe Zapata Miralles has a 41-25 record in 2022, 1-4 on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, Bernabe has a 42-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zapata Miralles won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was reaching the final the Meerbusch Challenger and the Seville Challenger.

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles

This contest would be 3rd time that Taro Daniel and Bernabe Zapata Miralles clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Daniel and Zapata Miralles (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

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. During the previous 9 years, Tiafoe has a 133-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tiafoe won 7 of his last 10 matches.

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

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Frances Tiafoe

This contest would be 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Frances Tiafoe clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Taro Daniel could compete against Yasutaka Uchiyama. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Daniel Evans’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Daniel Evans

35 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
27
High
21
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 35-27 19-13 4-7 6-4 6-3 0-0
2021 27-24 12-11 6-6 3-4 6-3 0-0
2020 19-14 11-6 0-3 8-5 0-0 0-0
2019 55-30 31-17 3-4 7-6 14-3 0-0
2018 31-13 13-7 0-0 7-2 11-4 0-0
2017 15-13 9-5 3-6 1-1 2-1 0-0
2016 39-22 17-10 0-0 12-7 5-5 5-0
2015 51-17 24-5 0-0 10-7 14-4 3-1

Daniel Evans has a 29-23 record in 2022, 18-12 on hard. Regarding the last 16 years, Daniel has a 232-124 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Evans won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The Brit’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final the Nottingham Challenger.

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Daniel Evans

This contest would be 6th time that Taro Daniel and Daniel Evans face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Evans (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Taro Daniel may square off with Miomir Kecmanovic. Their head to head record is 1-1.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Casper Ruud

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 record in 2022, 18-7 on hard. Talking about 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 most significant result of the current season was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3, in Geneva where he overcame 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 Taro Daniel vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Taro Daniel could come up against Alex De Minaur. Their head to head is 1-0 for Alex De Minaur.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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. Talking about the previous 9 years, Taylor has a 174-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 5 of his last 10 matches.

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

H2H Taro Daniel vs. Taylor Fritz

There is no head to head record between Taro Daniel and Taylor Fritz since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Taro Daniel could play Nick Kyrgios. Their H2H record is 0-0.