Marcos Giron is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Marcos has defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-614 4-6 6-1, Casper Ruud 6-3 6-4 and Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Ben Shelton.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Marcos Giron’s projected draw together withhisplausible opponents in Rakuten Japan Open. Marcos has a favorable record (1-0) with the presumable opponents.
1/2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Marcos Giron
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 last 3 years, Shelton has a 42-25 record on hard. The American won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Ben’s most significant result of the season was reaching the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open .
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open the American didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Marcos Giron vs. Ben Shelton
This contest would be 2nd time that Marcos Giron and Ben Shelton square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Giron (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – 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 win-loss record in 2023, 12-9 on hard. In the last 13 years, Aslan has a 155-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Aslan’s most significant result of the season was reaching the semifinal Pune, Madrid and Zhuhai.
Last year in Rakuten Japan Open the Russian didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Marcos Giron vs. Aslan Karatsev
There is no head to head record between Marcos Giron and Aslan Karatsev since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Nevertheless, Marcos Giron may take on Shintaro Mochizuki. Their H2H is 0-0.
