Holger Rune is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Dane has defeated Alejandro Tabilo 6-2 5-7 6-4, Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-4 and Kei Nishikori 3-6 6-2 7-5 to reach the semifinal where he will face Arthur Fils.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Holger Rune’s projected draw together withhislikely opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. The Dane has a good record (4-1) with the plausible opponents.
1/2 – Arthur Fils’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-24 | 15-9 | 14-10 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-24 | 5-4 | 13-8 | 21-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 23-15 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-26 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Arthur Fils has a 34-23 win-loss record in 2024, 13-8 on hard. As for the last 4 years, the French player has a 21-15 record on hard. The French player won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this season was conquering the competition the Bordeaux Challenger where he overcame 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 Japan Open Tennis Championships Arthur didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Holger Rune vs. Arthur Fils
This would be the 3rd time that Holger Rune and Arthur Fils clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Rune and Fils (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Holger Rune
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-22 | 18-9 | 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 31-20 win-loss record in 2024, 16-7 on hard. In the course of the last 10 years, the French player has a 139-73 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The French player won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of the year was winning the title in Marseille where he defeated 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 the French player didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Holger Rune vs. Ugo Humbert
This match would represent the 4th time that Holger Rune and Ugo Humbert square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Holger Rune could square off with Tomas Machac. Their H2H record is 0-0.
