Adam Walton and Rio Noguchi will square off in the 1st round of the Busan Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Adam Walton who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Adam Walton is the pick to win this match.
Adam Walton -> 1.22
Rio Noguchi -> 3.92
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Prediction and head to head Adam Walton vs. Rio Noguchi
There is no head to head record between Adam Walton and Rio Noguchi since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Adam Walton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-20 | 24-14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-37 | 46-27 | 0-2 | 4-3 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-30 | 53-26 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-12 | 41-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 86, Adam will start his run in the Busan Challenger after he played his last match in Houston where he lost 7-5 6-3 to Tiafoe in the 2nd round on the 3rd of April.
Walton has an aggregate 19-11 win-loss record in 2025, 18-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Brisbane 2 Challenger where he overcame Jason Murray Kubler in the final 7-6(6) 7-6(4).
Talking about his overall career, Walton has an overall 181-99 record. He has a positive 167-79 record on hard.
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Walton has never competed in this tournament before.
Rio Noguchi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-14 | 23-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-31 | 36-22 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-31 | 12-18 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-22 | 41-10 | 9-9 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-26 | 18-18 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 252, Rio will start his run in the Busan Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Shenzhen where he lost 6-1 6-1 to Tokuda in the 2nd round on the 20th of March.
Noguchi has an aggregate 14-8 win-loss record in 2025, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger where he defeated Jie Cui in the final 7-6(9) 6-2.
In terms of his career, Noguchi has an overall 343-236 record. He has a positive 238-148 record on hard.
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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