Alex De Minaur is about to go ahead with his campaign in the draw in Tokyo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alex De Minaur’s projected draw together with the plausible opposition in Rakuten Japan Open. De Minaur has a positive record (12-4) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Soon-Woo Kwon (120) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Mackenzie Mcdonald (78) – H2H 3-0
or Kaichi Uchida (155) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (3) – H2H 1-1
or Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (58) – H2H 2-2
1/2 – Frances Tiafoe (19) – H2H 3-0
or Daniel Evans (25) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Taylor Fritz (11) – H2H 4-3
or Nick Kyrgios (20) – H2H 0-1
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R1 – Soon-Woo Kwon’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alex De Minaur

25 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
83
High
52
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 25-30 15-16 5-7 5-4 0-3 0-0
2021 27-19 2-9 5-4 14-2 6-4 0-0
2020 11-10 9-7 0-2 2-1 0-0 0-0
2019 58-25 43-17 0-1 7-3 8-4 0-0
2018 24-19 11-12 2-2 9-2 0-1 2-2
2017 39-22 30-13 0-1 3-3 0-2 6-3
2016 37-21 35-17 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-1
2015 21-12 20-10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Soon-Woo Kwon has a 20-28 record in 2022, 10-14 on hard. During the previous 9 years, the Korean has a 172-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Korean won 4 of his last 10 matches.

H2H Alex De Minaur vs. Soon-Woo Kwon

This would be the 2nd time that Alex De Minaur and Soon-Woo Kwon play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Mackenzie Mcdonald’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Alex De Minaur

27 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
63
High
37
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 27-31 16-16 4-6 4-5 3-4 0-0
2021 42-26 15-12 12-5 9-6 6-3 0-0
2020 15-16 10-11 1-1 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 18-16 12-8 2-6 4-2 0-0 0-0
2018 35-28 21-15 0-2 7-7 7-4 0-0
2017 47-29 33-13 3-5 5-7 6-4 0-0
2016 23-16 18-13 0-0 5-2 0-1 0-0
2015 30-14 24-12 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0

Mackenzie Mcdonald has a 21-26 win-loss record in 2022, 12-14 on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, the American has a 160-114 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mackenzie won 4 of his last 10 matches.

H2H Alex De Minaur vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald

This match would represent the 4th time that Alex De Minaur and Mackenzie Mcdonald play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for De Minaur (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Alex De Minaur may take on Kaichi Uchida. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

51 - 22win/loss in 2025

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 last 8 years, Ruud has a 73-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Casper won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was conquering the title in Buenos Aires where he overcame 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 Alex De Minaur vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 3rd time that Alex De Minaur and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for De Minaur and Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Alex De Minaur could take on Jaume Antoni Munar Clar. Their H2H record is 2-2.

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

Head to head 3-0 for Alex De Minaur

35 - 25win/loss in 2025

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 28-20 win-loss record in 2022, 16-10 on hard. In connection to the previous 9 years, Tiafoe has a 134-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final Estoril.

H2H Alex De Minaur vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 4th time that Alex De Minaur and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 3-0 for De Minaur (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Alex De Minaur may square off with Daniel Evans. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Daniel Evans.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Alex De Minaur

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
4
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. In the course of the previous 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 most significant achievement of the year was winning the competition in Indian Wells where he overcame 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 Alex De Minaur vs. Taylor Fritz

This contest would be 8th time that Alex De Minaur and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but Fritz leads 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Alex De Minaur may face Nick Kyrgios. Their H2H is 1-0 for Nick Kyrgios.