Tomas Machac is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Machac has defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-75 7-5 and Tommy Paul 2-6 6-3 7-64 to reach the quarter where he will face Alex Michelsen.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Tomas Machac’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Machac has a positive record (1-0) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Alexei Popyrin (23) – 6-3 6-75 7-5
R2 – Tommy Paul (13) – 2-6 6-3 7-64
1/4 – Alex Michelsen (49) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Ugo Humbert (18) – H2H 0-0
or Jack Draper (20) – H2H 3-1
Fin – Holger Rune (14) – H2H 0-0
or Ben Shelton (17) – H2H 0-1
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1/4 – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Tomas Machac

37 - 28win/loss in 2024

Rank
49
High
47
WWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-28 25-12 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 37-28 record in 2024, 25-12 on hard. In the previous 3 years, the American has a 69-33 record on hard. Alex won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Michelsen’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final Newport and Salem.

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

H2H Tomas Machac vs. Alex Michelsen

This contest would be 2nd time that Tomas Machac and Alex Michelsen face 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.

1/2 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
13
WWLWLWL
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 win-loss record in 2024, 15-7 on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, the French player has a 138-73 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Humbert won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Marseille where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-4 6-3, and in Dubai where he beat Alexander Bublik in the final 6-4 6-3.

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

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 face off in the main tour.

Anyhow, Tomas Machac may come up against Jack Draper. Their head to head is 3-1 for Tomas Machac.

Final – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

35 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
4
WWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-19 18-9 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 35-19 win-loss record in 2024, 18-9 on hard. In the last 7 years, the Dane has a 48-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rune won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Dane’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the final Brisbane.

Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Holger didn’t play in this tournament.

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 square off in the main tour.

However, Tomas Machac could play Ben Shelton. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.