Shintaro Mochizuki is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Mochizuki has defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 7-65 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Taylor Fritz.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Shintaro Mochizuki’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opponents in Rakuten Japan Open. The Japanese has a unfavourable record (0-1) against the plausible opposition.
R2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
54 - 24win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 54-24 | 35-11 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Taylor Fritz has a 52-21 record in 2023, 35-10 on hard. In the last 10 years, Fritz has a 213-110 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the current season was conquering the tournament in Australia where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-6(4) 7-6(6), in Delray Beach where he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-0 5-7 6-2, and in Atlanta where he defeated Aleksandar Vukic in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open the American conquered the event after downing Frances Tiafoe 7-6(3) 7-6(2).
H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Taylor Fritz
There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Taylor Fritz since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
1/4 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
36 - 29win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-31 | 7-16 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-26 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 10-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2019 | 37-32 | 18-17 | 7-7 | 6-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 46-26 | 20-10 | 15-10 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 35-21 | 22-10 | 13-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 19-10 | 18-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Alexei Popyrin has a 34-25 win-loss record in 2023, 17-13 on hard. As for the previous 8 years, the Australian has a 118-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexei won 5 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this current year was winning the competition in Umag where he overcame Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open Popyrin lost to Pedro Martinez Portero in the 1st round 7-5 6-4.
H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Alexei Popyrin
There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Alexei Popyrin since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Anyhow, Shintaro Mochizuki may compete against Cristian Garin. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
46 - 26win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46-26 | 26-12 | 4-5 | 10-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-25 | 19-10 | 9-6 | 12-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-25 | 10-10 | 4-5 | 3-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-10 | 6-5 | 0-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 41-20 | 25-10 | 1-4 | 13-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 51-30 | 24-13 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 13-4 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 37-28 | 21-11 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 8-5 | 4-3 |
| 2016 | 52-20 | 21-9 | 20-7 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 7-1 |
Alex De Minaur has a 40-22 win-loss record in 2023, 25-11 on hard. As for the last 9 years, Alex has a 151-79 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alex won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament in Acapulco where he overcame Tommy Paul in the final 3-6 6-4 6-1.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open the Australian lost to Soon-Woo Kwon in the 1st round 6-3 6-2.
H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Alex De Minaur
There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Alex De Minaur since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nevertheless, Shintaro Mochizuki could fight against Aslan Karatsev. Their head to head record is 0-0.
Final – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Tommy Paul
46 - 29win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46-29 | 29-13 | 5-6 | 3-5 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 21-12 | 2-6 | 9-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 12-12 | 9-7 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-14 | 12-6 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 45-16 | 22-7 | 12-4 | 5-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 40-20 | 28-15 | 0-0 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 48-24 | 27-12 | 18-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 28-28 | 9-14 | 18-9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Tommy Paul has a 44-26 win-loss record in 2023, 29-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, the American has a 175-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 4 of his last 10 matches.
Paul’s most significant achievement of the current year was getting to the final Acapulco, the Aix En Provence Challenger and Eastbourne.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open Tommy didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Tommy Paul
This match would represent the 2nd time that Shintaro Mochizuki and Tommy Paul play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Shintaro Mochizuki could square off with Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their H2H is 0-0.
