TOKYO DRAW. Reilly Opelka’s prediction with Shelton next. H2H and rankings

Tokyo draw - Reilly Opelka. See the draw preview and prediction with Ben Shelton, Mariano Navone, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz in the Japan Open Tennis Championships.

Reilly Opelka Stats info

Reilly Opelka is about to commence his campaign in the draw in Tokyo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Reilly Opelka’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. The American has a unfavourable record (2-13) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Ben Shelton (17) – H2H 0-1
R2 – Mariano Navone (40) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 1-7
or Arthur Fils (24) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 1-4
or Holger Rune (14) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 0-1
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (12) – H2H 1-1
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R1 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

42 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
21
High
13
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-26 22-13 8-4 8-5 4-4 0-0
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 33-21 win-loss record in 2024, 18-11 on hard. In the last 4 years, Ben has a 62-36 record on hard. Ben won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the title in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Ben conquered the competition after beating Aslan Karatsev 7-5 6-1.

H2H Reilly Opelka vs. Ben Shelton

This would be the 2nd time that Reilly Opelka 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.

R2 – Mariano Navone’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 28win/loss in 2024

Rank
47
High
29
LLLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-28 2-7 27-14 1-4 0-3 0-0
2023 40-23 0-1 40-21 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 44-25 0-1 44-24 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 40-24 0-0 40-24 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 23-8 4-2 19-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 30-16 0-0 30-16 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 13-8 0-0 13-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mariano Navone has a 29-22 win-loss record in 2024, 2-5 on hard. Talking about the last 3 years, Mariano has a 2-7 record on hard. Mariano won 3 of his last 10 matches.

Navone’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final the Tigre Challenger, Rio de Janeiro, Bucharest and the Cagliari Challenger.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Argentine didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Reilly Opelka vs. Mariano Navone

There is no head to head record between Reilly Opelka and Mariano Navone since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

1/4 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-1 for Taylor Fritz

53 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
4
WLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 53-23 22-10 15-7 6-4 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 win-loss record in 2024, 18-8 on hard. In the course of the last 11 years, Fritz has a 231-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this season was winning the title in Delray Beach where he overcame 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 Reilly Opelka vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 9th time that Reilly Opelka and Taylor Fritz fight against each other. The head to head is 7-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Reilly Opelka could square off with Arthur Fils. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Casper Ruud

51 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
2
LWLWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 51-25 21-9 24-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 48-17 win-loss record in 2024, 21-7 on hard. During the last 10 years, the Norwegian has a 106-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was conquering the competition in Barcelona where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Geneva where he beat Tomas Machac in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Norwegian capitulated to Marcos Giron in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Reilly Opelka vs. Casper Ruud

This match would represent the 6th time that Reilly Opelka and Casper Ruud square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Reilly Opelka may play Holger Rune. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Hubert Hurkacz

40 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
6
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 40-19 17-10 14-4 4-3 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 40-17 win-loss record in 2024, 17-9 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Hurkacz has a 186-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hurkacz won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was conquering the title in Estoril where he beat Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.

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

H2H Reilly Opelka vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This would be the 2nd time that Reilly Opelka and Hubert Hurkacz fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Reilly Opelka could compete against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head is 1-1.