Shintaro Mochizuki is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Japanese has defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 7-65, Taylor Fritz 0-6 6-4 7-62 and Alexei Popyrin 7-5 2-6 7-5 to reach the semifinal where he will face Aslan Karatsev.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Shintaro Mochizuki’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition in Rakuten Japan Open. The Japanese has no record with the plausible opposition.
1/2 – Aslan Karatsev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
32 - 22win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32-22 | 13-10 | 14-5 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-31 | 8-9 | 5-9 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-20 | 23-9 | 9-6 | 4-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 36-11 | 7-4 | 17-2 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 33-27 | 7-3 | 16-12 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 63-22 | 47-9 | 12-9 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 20-18 | 13-8 | 2-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 24-25 | 6-8 | 11-11 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Aslan Karatsev has a 31-20 record in 2023, 12-9 on hard. In the last 13 years, Karatsev has a 155-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Karatsev’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal Pune, Madrid and Zhuhai.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open Karatsev didn’t play in this event.
H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Aslan Karatsev
There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Aslan Karatsev since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
28 - 26win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28-26 | 21-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-11 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 24-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-7 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ben Shelton has a 26-24 record in 2023, 19-13 on hard. In the course of the last 3 years, the American has a 42-25 record on hard. The American won 8 of his last 10 matches.
The American’s most significant result of the season was getting to the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open .
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open Shelton didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Ben Shelton
There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Anyhow, Shintaro Mochizuki may take on Marcos Giron. Their head to head is 0-0.
