Shintaro Mochizuki is about to begin his campaign in the draw in Tokyo. In the previous edition of this tournament, he beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 7-6(5), Taylor Fritz 0-6 6-4 7-6(2) and Alexei Popyrin 7-5 2-6 7-5.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Shintaro Mochizuki’s projected draw together withhispresumable opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Shintaro has a neutral record (1-1) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Ugo Humbert (18) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Frances Tiafoe (15) – H2H 0-0
or Brandon Nakashima (36) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 0-1
or Jack Draper (20) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas
(12) – H2H 0-0
or Tommy Paul (13) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 1-0
or Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R1 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
13
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-20 13-7 5-7 5-2 5-4 0-0
2023 49-26 17-11 13-5 16-6 3-4 0-0
2022 33-29 16-11 3-7 11-6 3-5 0-0
2021 19-20 6-7 1-6 4-5 8-2 0-0
2020 25-14 11-7 4-3 10-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-30 14-8 2-6 21-10 8-6 0-0
2018 69-25 29-9 8-3 18-11 0-0 14-2
2017 41-30 20-8 11-11 5-8 0-0 5-3

Ugo Humbert has a 28-20 win-loss record in 2024, 13-7 on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, Humbert has a 136-73 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The French player won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was conquering the competition in Marseille where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-4 6-3, and in Dubai where he defeated Alexander Bublik in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Ugo didn’t play in this event.

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Ugo Humbert

There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Ugo Humbert since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

R2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
15
High
10
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-22 20-11 5-6 2-2 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 30-22 win-loss record in 2024, 20-11 on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, the American has a 178-120 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Francis’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Houston and Cincinnati.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Francis was overcome by Aslan Karatsev in the 1st round 6-3 7-6(4).

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Frances Tiafoe

There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Frances Tiafoe since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Shintaro Mochizuki may face Brandon Nakashima. Their head to head is 1-0 for Brandon Nakashima

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1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Hubert Hurkacz

39 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
6
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-17 16-9 14-4 4-2 5-2 0-0
2023 47-24 23-11 5-5 13-5 6-3 0-0
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 39-17 record in 2024, 16-9 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Hubert has a 185-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this season was winning the competition in Estoril where he beat Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Hubert capitulated to Zhizhen Zhang in the 1st round 3-6 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This contest would be 2nd time that Shintaro Mochizuki and Hubert Hurkacz square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Shintaro Mochizuki could compete against Jack Draper. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
12
High
3
WLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-17 11-9 22-6 2-0 2-2 0-0
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 37-17 record in 2024, 11-9 on hard. During the previous 10 years, the Greek has a 179-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Stefanos won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was conquering the competition in Carlo where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Greek didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Stefanos Tsitsipas since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Yet, Shintaro Mochizuki could take on Tommy Paul. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Tommy Paul.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Shintaro Mochizuki

45 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
5
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-18 18-8 15-7 2-1 10-2 0-0
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

Taylor Fritz has a 45-18 record in 2024, 18-8 on hard. In the previous 11 years, the American has a 231-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the competition in Delray Beach where he defeated Tommy Paul in the final 6-2 6-3, and in Eastbourne where he beat Max Purcell in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the American lost to Shintaro Mochizuki in the 2nd round 0-6 6-4 7-6(2).

H2H Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Shintaro Mochizuki and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mochizuki (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Shintaro Mochizuki may face Casper Ruud. Their H2H record is 0-0.