Alexander Zverev and Jordan Thompson will play each other in the 1st round of the Rakuten Japan Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 1:30 pm on COLOSSEUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.27
Jordan Thompson -> 3.78
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Jordan Thompson
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Zverev and Jordan Thompson clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Washington back in 2017.
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-12 | 18-6 | 16-4 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 12-7 | 3-1 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, Zverev will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 6-3 6-1 to Safiullin in the 2nd round on the 6th of October.
The German has an overall 49-23 win-loss record in 2023, 22-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Hamburg where he overcame Laslo Djere in the final 7-5 6-3 and in Chengdu where he overcame Roman Safiullin in the final 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, The German has an overall 455-220 record. He has a positive 173-86 record on hard.
Previously in Tokyo
Zverev has never competed in this tournament before.
Jordan Thompson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-16 | 11-7 | 3-5 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-28 | 22-15 | 0-3 | 7-4 | 12-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-26 | 18-14 | 2-6 | 8-1 | 12-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-25 | 10-11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 9-5 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 62, Jordan will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 6-3 3-6 6-1 to Atmane in the 1st round on the 5th of October.
Jordan has a composed 39-24 win-loss record in 2023, 21-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Rome Challenger where he defeated Alex Michelsen in the final 6-4 6-2 and the Gwangju Challenger where he overcame Max Purcell in the final 6-3 6-2.
In terms of his career, Thompson has an overall 427-280 record. He has a positive 240-156 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
LWWWLWWWLW
LWLWWWLLLL Tennis Scores in Tokyo
- Jack DraperDraper – Jurij RodionovRodionov (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Rinky HijikataHijikata (5-7 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Max PurcellPurcell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Marcos GironGiron (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-6) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Casper RuudRuud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Jack DraperDraper (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Christian GarinGarin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Aleksandar VukicVukic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-3) – H2H and prediction
