Tomas Machac is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Czech has defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-75 7-5 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Tommy Paul.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Tomas Machac’s projected draw andhisplausible opponents in Japan Open Tennis Championships. The Czech has a positive record (1-0) against the plausible opponents.
R2 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-15 | 15-9 | 10-4 | 4-0 | 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 39-15 record in 2024, 15-9 on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, the American has a 190-110 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Paul won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this year was winning the competition in Dallas where he defeated Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3, and in London where he defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-1 7-6(8).
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Paul surrendered to Ben Shelton in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-3.
H2H Tomas Machac vs. Tommy Paul
There is no head to head record between Tomas Machac and Tommy Paul since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
1/4 – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Tomas Machac
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-28 | 24-12 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Alex Michelsen has a 36-28 record in 2024, 24-12 on hard. In connection to the last 3 years, the American has a 68-33 record on hard. Michelsen won 8 of his last 10 matches.
Michelsen’s most significant result of this current year was getting to the final Newport and Salem.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Michelsen didn’t play in this event.
H2H Tomas Machac vs. Alex Michelsen
This would be the 2nd time that Tomas Machac and Alex Michelsen square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Machac (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Tomas Machac may come up against Christopher O Connell. Their head to head is 3-0 for Christopher O Connell.
1/2 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-20 | 15-7 | 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 30-20 record in 2024, 15-7 on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, Ugo has a 138-73 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Humbert won 5 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this year was winning the competition in Marseille where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-4 6-3, and in Dubai where he overcame Alexander Bublik in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Humbert didn’t play in this event.
H2H Tomas Machac vs. Ugo Humbert
There is no head to head record between Tomas Machac and Ugo Humbert since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
On the other hand, Tomas Machac could come up against Jack Draper. Their H2H is 3-1 for Tomas Machac.
Final – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-19 | 17-9 | 11-6 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 32-16 | 1-3 | 28-11 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Holger Rune has a 34-19 record in 2024, 17-9 on hard. Talking about the last 7 years, Rune has a 47-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Holger’s best result of this season was getting to the final Brisbane.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Holger didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Tomas Machac vs. Holger Rune
There is no head to head record between Tomas Machac and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
On the other hand, Tomas Machac may come up against Ben Shelton. Their head to head is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.
