ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Ben Shelton, Matteo Berrettini, Jack Draper and Brandon Nakashima are going to play on Friday at the Japan Open Tennis Championships on COLOSSEUM.
Ben Shelton vs. Mariano Navone
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Ben Shelton will fight against Mariano Navone in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COLOSSEUM.
Ben Shelton: ranking and results
Ranked no. 17, Shelton reached the 2nd round after beating Reilly Opelka 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Ben has a 34-21 win-loss record in 2024, 19-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Houston where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Last year in Tokyo Ben conquered the title last year in Tokyo after beating Aslan Karatsev 7-5 6-1.
Mariano Navone: ranking and results
Ranked no. 40, the Argentine got to the 2nd round after defeating Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-4.
The Argentine has a 29-22 win-loss record in 2024, 2-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Argentine’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Tigre Challenger, Rio de Janeiro, Bucharest and the Cagliari Challenger.
Last year in Tokyo The Argentine didn’t play in Tokyo in 2023.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Mariano Navone since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 2 sets.
Ben Shelton -> 1.11
Mariano Navone -> 6.55
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Matteo Berrettini vs. Arthur Fils
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Matteo Berrettini will compete against Arthur Fils in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on COLOSSEUM.
Matteo Berrettini: ranking and results
Ranked no. 45, the Italian got to the 2nd round after defeating Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-4.
Matteo has a 30-8 win-loss record in 2024, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Marrakech where he defeated Roberto Carballes Baena in the final 7-5 6-2 and in Gstaad where he overcame Quentin Halys in the final 6-3 6-1 and in Kitzbuhel where he overcame Hugo Gaston in the final 7-5 6-3.
Last year in Tokyo Berrettini didn’t play in Tokyo in 2023.
Arthur Fils: ranking and results
Ranked no. 24, Arthur got to the 2nd round after defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Arthur has a 32-23 win-loss record in 2024, 11-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was conquering the title the Bordeaux Challenger where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-2 6-3 and in Hamburg where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 3-6 7-6(1).
Last year in Tokyo Arthur didn’t play in Tokyo in 2023.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Matteo Berrettini and Arthur Fils since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matteo Berrettini who should win in 3 sets.
Matteo Berrettini -> 1.45
Arthur Fils -> 2.75
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Jack Draper vs. Hubert Hurkacz
Head to head 4-1 for Hurkacz
Jack Draper will take on Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on COLOSSEUM.
Jack Draper: ranking and results
Ranked no. 20 (career high), Draper reached the 2nd round after defeating Mattia Bellucci 6-4 6-2.
Draper has a 31-20 win-loss record in 2024, 18-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was conquering the title in Stuttgart where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
Last year in Tokyo The Brit surrendered in the 1st round 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(1) to Alex De Minaur.
Hubert Hurkacz: ranking and results
Ranked no. 8, Hubert reached the 2nd round after defeating Marcos Giron 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4.
Hurkacz has a 40-17 win-loss record in 2024, 17-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was conquering the title in Estoril where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4
.Last year in Tokyo Hubert lost in the 1st round 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) to Zhizhen Zhang.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 6th time that Jack Draper and Hubert Hurkacz face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), but Draper leads 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they fought against each other, Hurkacz won 6-1 7-5 in the 2nd round in Madrid back in April 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hubert Hurkacz who should win in 3 sets.
Hubert Hurkacz -> 2.08
Jack Draper -> 1.75
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Brandon Nakashima vs. Ugo Humbert
Head to head 2-1 for Humbert
Brandon Nakashima will compete against Ugo Humbert in the 2nd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 8:30 pm on COLOSSEUM.
Brandon Nakashima: ranking and results
Ranked no. 36 (career high), Brandon reached the 2nd round after beating Frances Tiafoe 7-5 6-3.
Brandon has a 60-26 win-loss record in 2024, 24-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Nakashima’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Tenerife 1 Challenger and the Koblenz Challenger.
Last year in Tokyo Nakashima surrendered in the qualifications 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 to Yasutaka Uchiyama.
Ugo Humbert: ranking and results
Ranked no. 18, Ugo got to the 2nd round after beating Shintaro Mochizuki 6-1 6-2.
Humbert has a 29-20 win-loss record in 2024, 14-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Marseille where he beat 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 Tokyo Humbert didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2023.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Brandon Nakashima and Ugo Humbert face off. Their actual record is 2-1 for Humbert (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they played each other, Humbert won 7-6(9) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(6) in the 3rd round in Wimbledon back in July 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ugo Humbert who should win in 3 sets.
Ugo Humbert -> 1.9
Brandon Nakashima -> 1.9
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Ben SheltonShelton – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (3-6 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-4 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
- Tomas MachacMachac – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-3 6-75 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Arthur FilsFils – Taylor FritzFritz (6-4 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Casper RuudRuud (7-65 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Holger RuneRune – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-2 5-7 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (4-6 6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Jack DraperDraper – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (7-65 3-6 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
- Tommy PaulPaul – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Marcos GironGiron (6-4 6-75 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Kei Nishikori/Rei SakamotoNishikori/Rei Sakamoto (6-76 6-4 10-6) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Kei NishikoriNishikori (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Jack DraperDraper – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-4) – H2H – Prediction
- Mariano NavoneNavone – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction