Marcos Giron and Sebastian Korda will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Japan Open Tennis Championships for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday 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 Sebastian Korda who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sebastian Korda is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Korda -> 1.62
Marcos Giron -> 2.3

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Prediction and head to head Marcos Giron vs. Sebastian Korda

This will be the 4th time that Marcos Giron and Sebastian Korda fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Korda (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Korda won 6-3 6-7(0) 6-4 in the 1st round in Antwerp back in 2022.

Marcos Giron

Marcos Giron

20 - 22win/loss

Hard
12-12
I Hard
1-0
Clay
4-7
Grass
3-3
Rank
66
High
37
LWWLLLWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-28 12-14 4-7 4-4 3-3 0-0
2024 29-27 6-11 3-8 11-4 9-4 0-0
2023 32-30 17-15 7-6 5-5 3-4 0-0
2022 23-31 11-13 3-9 6-5 3-4 0-0
2021 33-24 12-10 5-5 11-6 5-3 0-0

Ranked no. 48, Giron will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Chengdu where he lost 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) to Nakashima in the quarter on the 21st of September.

Marcos has a composed 20-22 win-loss record in 2025, 12-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Marcos has an overall 395-297 record. He has a positive 259-177 record on hard.

Previously in Tokyo

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2023. See his history.

Tokyo
Giron's Record

Sebastian Korda

Sebastian Korda

15 - 12win/loss

Hard
10-6
I Hard
0-1
Clay
5-5
Rank
48
High
15
LWWWLWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 24-18 12-8 5-5 7-5 0-0 0-0
2024 31-19 17-9 5-5 2-2 7-3 0-0
2023 26-16 18-8 1-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2022 34-22 13-9 8-6 12-5 1-2 0-0
2021 36-20 12-8 6-5 13-5 5-2 0-0

Ranked no. 74, the American will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Hangzhou where he lost 4-6 6-1 6-4 to Wu in the 2nd round on the 20th of September.

The American has an aggregate 15-12 win-loss record in 2025, 10-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Sebastian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Adelaide.

In terms of his career, Sebastian has an overall 257-168 record. He has a positive 109-71 record on hard.

Previously in Tokyo

Korda has never competed in this tournament before.

Tokyo
Korda's Record

Tennis Scores in Tokyo

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