Aslan Karatsev is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Russian has defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 7-64, Zhizhen Zhang 6-3 6-4 and Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-2 to reach the semifinal where he will face Shintaro Mochizuki.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Aslan Karatsev’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition in Rakuten Japan Open. The Russian has a losing record (0-1) against the projected opposition.
1/2 – Shintaro Mochizuki’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
41 - 33win/loss in 2024
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41-33 | 22-16 | 13-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-34 | 18-17 | 13-12 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-30 | 11-10 | 18-11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 14-12 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 12-8 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Shintaro Mochizuki has a 36-29 record in 2023, 19-13 on hard. In connection to the last 6 years, Mochizuki has a 74-60 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mochizuki won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Mochizuki’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final the Barletta Challenger.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open the Japanese was defeated by Brandon Nakashima in the 1st round 6-3 6-2.
H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Shintaro Mochizuki
There is no head to head record between Aslan Karatsev and Shintaro Mochizuki 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 1-0 for Ben Shelton
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 win-loss record in 2023, 19-13 on hard. In the previous 3 years, Shelton has a 42-25 record on hard. Shelton won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Shelton’s best result of this current season was getting to the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open .
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open the American didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Aslan Karatsev vs. Ben Shelton
This contest would be 2nd time that Aslan Karatsev and Ben Shelton face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Aslan Karatsev could play Marcos Giron. Their H2H is 0-0.
