Borna Coric is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Croatian has defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4 7-64 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Brandon Nakashima.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Borna Coric’s projected draw and the presumable opponents in Rakuten Japan Open. Coric has a positive record (7-0) with the presumable opponents.
R2 – Brandon Nakashima’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
41 - 26win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 41-26 | 17-13 | 5-5 | 9-4 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-25 | 17-10 | 4-7 | 20-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-14 | 19-6 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 18-9 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 9-5 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Brandon Nakashima has a 33-22 record in 2022, 17-12 on hard. In the course of the previous 7 years, Nakashima has a 75-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His best result of the year was winning the title in San Diego where he defeated Marcos Giron in the final 6-4 6-4.
H2H Borna Coric vs. Brandon Nakashima
There is no head to head record between Borna Coric and Brandon Nakashima since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
1/4 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Borna Coric
34 - 26win/loss in 2024
18
10
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34-26 | 22-12 | 4-4 | 7-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-23 | 11-11 | 7-6 | 4-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-15 | 8-6 | 5-2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 38-28 | 20-11 | 4-6 | 14-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 35-28 | 18-13 | 8-6 | 7-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 47-26 | 24-9 | 0-4 | 17-9 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 47-17 | 14-8 | 28-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 15-6 | 1-3 | 11-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denis Shapovalov has a 25-20 record in 2022, 20-11 on hard. During the previous 8 years, Shapovalov has a 116-72 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Denis won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Denis’s most significant result of the year was getting to the final Seoul.
H2H Borna Coric vs. Denis Shapovalov
This match would represent the 3rd time that Borna Coric and Denis Shapovalov clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Coric (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Borna Coric may come up against Rio Noguchi. Their head to head is 0-0.
1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Borna Coric
46 - 21win/loss in 2024
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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 38-17 record in 2022, 21-8 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, the American has a 175-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this current year was conquering the title in Indian Wells where he defeated 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 Borna Coric vs. Taylor Fritz
This would be the 5th time that Borna Coric and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Coric (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Borna Coric may play Nick Kyrgios. Their head to head is 3-2 for Borna Coric.
Final – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Borna Coric
35 - 25win/loss in 2024
19
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. As for the last 9 years, the American has a 134-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Francis’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final Estoril.
H2H Borna Coric vs. Frances Tiafoe
This contest would be 2nd time that Borna Coric and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Coric (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Borna Coric could come up against Daniel Evans. Their H2H is 1-0 for Daniel Evans.
