Alex Michelsen is about to kick off his run in the draw in Tokyo.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alex Michelsen’s projected draw together withhispresumable opponents in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Alex has a losing record (1-2) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (12) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry (35) – H2H 0-0
or Christopher O Connell (79) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Tommy Paul (13) – H2H 0-2
or Alexei Popyrin (23) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Hubert Hurkacz (8) – H2H 0-0
or Frances Tiafoe (15) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 1-0
or Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R1 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

45 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
11
High
3
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-22 13-11 22-6 8-3 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. In the last 10 years, the Greek has a 179-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tsitsipas won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the title in Carlo where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-1 6-4.

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

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

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

R2 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

32 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
39
High
27
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-30 7-10 19-13 5-4 1-3 0-0
2023 37-29 8-11 25-14 3-2 1-2 0-0
2022 53-33 4-5 48-25 1-1 0-2 0-0
2021 63-29 0-2 62-26 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 26-15 0-1 24-13 0-0 0-0 2-1
2019 64-27 16-8 48-19 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 44-23 4-3 40-20 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 17-11 0-0 17-11 0-0 0-0 0-0

Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 28-24 record in 2024, 6-8 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Tomas Martin has a 38-38 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Argentine won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Tomas Martin’s most significant result of this season was getting to the final Lyon.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Tomas Martin lost to Shintaro Mochizuki in the 1st round 6-4 7-6(5).

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Tomas Martin Etcheverry since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Alex Michelsen could come up against Christopher O Connell. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Tommy Paul

45 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
12
High
12
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-19 17-11 10-4 8-2 10-2 0-0
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0
2017 48-24 27-12 18-8 3-4 0-0 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 38-15 win-loss record in 2024, 14-9 on hard. In the course of the last 10 years, the American has a 189-110 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tommy won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was winning the competition in Dallas where he beat Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3, and in London where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-1 7-6(8).

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Paul lost to Ben Shelton in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Tommy Paul

This match would represent the 3rd time that Alex Michelsen and Tommy Paul fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Alex Michelsen could face Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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. Regarding the previous 11 years, Hubert has a 186-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hurkacz won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was conquering the tournament in Estoril where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.

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

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Hubert Hurkacz

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Hubert Hurkacz since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Alex Michelsen may come up against Frances Tiafoe. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alex Michelsen

50 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
5
WLLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 50-21 22-10 15-7 3-2 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 last 11 years, Taylor has a 231-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current season was winning the competition in Delray Beach where he defeated Tommy Paul in the final 6-2 6-3, and in Eastbourne where he overcame Max Purcell in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Fritz was defeated by Shintaro Mochizuki in the 2nd round 0-6 6-4 7-6(2).

H2H Alex Michelsen vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Taylor Fritz play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Alex Michelsen may compete against Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 0-0.