ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Taylor Fritz, Denis Shapovalov, Yoshihito Nishioka and Mackenzie Mcdonald are going to play on Wednesday at the Rakuten Japan Open on COLOSSEUM.
Taylor Fritz vs. James Duckworth
Head to head 2-0 for Duckworth
Taylor Fritz will face James Duckworth in the 1st round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 6:00 pm on COLOSSEUM.
Taylor Fritz: ranking and results
Ranked no. 11 (career high), Taylor will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group D, Glasgow where he lost to Van De Zandschulp in the Rubber 2 on the 17th of September.
Fritz has a 37-17 win-loss record in 2022, 20-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Indian Wells where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 7-6(5) and in Eastbourne where he beat Maxime Cressy in the final 6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(4).
James Duckworth: ranking and results
Ranked no. 109, the Australian will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in the Istanbul Challenger where he lost to Rosol in the 1st round on the 13th of September.
Duckworth has a 16-20 win-loss record in 2022, 12-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Australian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Cassis Challenger.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Taylor Fritz and James Duckworth face off. Their head to head is 2-0 for Duckworth (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Duckworth won 7-6(2) 6-3 in the 1st round in Toronto back in 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Fritz who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taylor Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Fritz -> 1.092
James Duckworth -> 7.3
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Denis Shapovalov vs. Steve Johnson
Head to head 1-0 for Shapovalov
Denis Shapovalov will fight against Steve Johnson in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COLOSSEUM.
Denis Shapovalov: ranking and results
Ranked no. 22, Shapovalov will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Seoul where he lost to Nishioka in the final on the 2nd of October.
Shapovalov has a 24-20 win-loss record in 2022, 19-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Canadian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Seoul.
Steve Johnson: ranking and results
Ranked no. 112, the American will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Seoul where he lost to Albot in the 2nd round on the 28th of September.
The American has a 27-24 win-loss record in 2022, 16-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Sarasota Challenger.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Steve Johnson fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they locked horns, Shapovalov won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Indian wells back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.32
Steve Johnson -> 3.38
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Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
Head to head 2-1 for Nishioka
Yoshihito Nishioka will take on Miomir Kecmanovic in the 1st round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on COLOSSEUM.
Yoshihito Nishioka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 41 (career high), will start his run in Tokyo after he won the title in Seoul after beating Shapovalov in the final.
Nishioka has a 39-21 win-loss record in 2022, 25-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Seoul where he beat Denis Shapovalov in the final 6-4 7-6(5).
Yoshihito won his last 5 matches.
Miomir Kecmanovic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 33, the Serbian will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group B, Valencia where he lost to Auger-Aliassime in the Rubber 2 on the 17th of September.
The Serbian has a 34-22 win-loss record in 2022, 16-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Miomir’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Munich and Los Cabos.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Miomir Kecmanovic face off. Their record is 2-1 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), but Kecmanovic leads 1-0 on hard.
The last time they played, Nishioka won 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the qualifications in St petersburg back in 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Miomir Kecmanovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Miomir Kecmanovic is the pick to win this match.
Miomir Kecmanovic -> 1.92
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 1.88
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Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Soon-Woo Kwon
Head to head 1-0 for Kwon
Mackenzie Mcdonald will face Soon-Woo Kwon in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on COLOSSEUM.
Mackenzie Mcdonald: ranking and results
Ranked no. 78, Mackenzie got to the 2nd round after defeating Kaichi Uchida 7-64 6-72 6-3.
Mcdonald has a 22-26 win-loss record in 2022, 13-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Soon-Woo Kwon: ranking and results
Ranked no. 120, Kwon got to the 2nd round after beating Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-2.
Soon-Woo has a 21-28 win-loss record in 2022, 11-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Soon-Woo Kwon face off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Kwon (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they played, Kwon won 7-5 7-5 in the quarter in Gimcheon Challenger back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Soon-Woo Kwon who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Soon-Woo Kwon is the pick to win this match.
Soon-Woo Kwon -> 2.01
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.8
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Rakuten Japan Open
- Hiroki MoriyaMoriya – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Kaichi UchidaUchida (7-64 6-72 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (7-62 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Casper RuudRuud (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Borna CoricCoric – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-4 7-64) – Score progression – Stats
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Daniel EvansEvans – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-73 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Rio NoguchiNoguchi – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (6-4 3-6 7-61) – Score progression – Stats
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Daniel Evans/John PeersEvans/John Peers – Andre Goransson/Ben McLachlanGoransson/Ben McLachlan (6-2 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Taro DanielDaniel (7-5 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Rakuten Japan Open
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Steve JohnsonJohnson (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Borna CoricCoric (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
