Aslan Karatsev is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Russian has defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 7-64 and Zhizhen Zhang 6-3 6-4 to reach the quarter where he will face Alex De Minaur.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Aslan Karatsev’s projected draw andhisprojected opponents in Rakuten Japan Open. The Russian has a positive record (4-1) against the projected opponents.
1/4 – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
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 41-22 record in 2023, 26-11 on hard. As for the last 9 years, the Australian has a 152-79 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this season was winning the competition in Acapulco where he defeated 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 Aslan Karatsev vs. Alex De Minaur
This would be the 3rd time that Aslan Karatsev and Alex De Minaur play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Karatsev and De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
1/2 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Aslan Karatsev
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 35-25 record in 2023, 18-13 on hard. In the course of the last 8 years, the Australian has a 119-90 record on hard (Click here
to see full career record). The Australian won 5 of his last 10 matches.His best result of this current season was winning the competition in Umag where he beat Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open the Australian was defeated by Pedro Martinez Portero in the 1st round 7-5 6-4.
H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Alexei Popyrin
This match would represent the 3rd time that Aslan Karatsev and Alexei Popyrin play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Karatsev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Aslan Karatsev could square off with Shintaro Mochizuki. Their H2H record is 0-0.
Final – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Aslan Karatsev
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 record in 2023, 29-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, Paul has a 175-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 4 of his last 10 matches.
Paul’s best result of the current season was getting to the final Acapulco, the Aix En Provence Challenger and Eastbourne.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open Tommy didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Tommy Paul
This match would represent the 2nd time that Aslan Karatsev and Tommy Paul fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Karatsev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Aslan Karatsev may square off with Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Aslan Karatsev.