Taylor Fritz and Nuno Borges will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Japan Open Tennis Championships for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on COLOSSEUM. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Fritz who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Taylor Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Fritz -> 1.26
Nuno Borges -> 3.85

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Prediction and head to head Taylor Fritz vs. Nuno Borges

This will be the 2^nd time that Taylor Fritz and Nuno Borges play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Fritz won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Delray beach back in 2024.

Highlights Taylor Fritz vs Nuno Borges – Delray beach 14-February-2024

Taylor Fritz

Ranked no. 5, Taylor got to the 2^nd round after defeating Gabriel Diallo 4-6 6-3 7-6(3).

In the 1^st round against Diallo, Fritz recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-6³). During the match, Fritz scored 95 points vs Diallo’s 92. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 56 winners.

Regarding the service games, Fritz made 13 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Taylor Fritz was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 76% (56/74) of his 1st serve and 52% (16/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Diallo twice.

Fritz has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (408-236). 27-10 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Fritz has a compiled 236-119 record in the last years on hard.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) and in Stuttgart where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0) and in Eastbourne where he overcame Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

The American has a compiled 46-17 win-loss record in 2025, 27-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Tokyo

Nuno Borges

Ranked no. 51, the Portuguese reached the 2^nd round after beating Yosuke Watanuki 2-6 6-4 6-1.

In the 1^st round against Watanuki, Borges recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-1). During the match Borges scored 89 points vs Watanuki’s 77. Nuno was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.

About the serving games, Borges made 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nuno Borges lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Borges put 73% of his first serves in, winning 70% (42/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (9/22) on the 2nd serve. The Portuguese broke Watanuki 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Nuno’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Auckland and the Phoenix Challenger.

The Portuguese has a compiled 28-28 win-loss record in 2025, 14-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Tokyo

Borges has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Fritz	Borges
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	32	25
Pts	95-92	89-77
Total Points	187	166
Winners	56	42
%Winners	59%	47%

Both Fritz and Borges played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Taylor Fritz surrendered 1 set, while Nuno Borges surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Fritz and Borges have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Fritz played 7 games more than Borges. The American scored 56 winners (59% of the total points). On the other side, The Portuguese blasted 42 winners (47%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Fritz	Borges
Aces	13	3
Avg per match	13	3
1st in	74/105	60/82
%1st in	70%	73%
1st pts	56/74	42/60
%1st pts	76%	70%
2nd pts	16/31	9/22
%2nd pts	52%	41%

Fritz blasted 13 aces . Borges recorded 3 aces . Fritz won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Borges won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Fritz	Borges
Won	2	4
Converted	2/2	4/11
% Converted	100%	36%
Conceded	3	6
Saved	1	3
% Saved	33%	50%
Times Broken	2	3

Taylor broke his opponent twice with a 100% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Borges broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Fritz
	R1 Diallo	Total
Score	4-6 6-3 7-63
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	32	32
pts	95-92	95-92
Total points	187	187
Winners	56	56
%Winners	59%	59%
SERVE
Aces	13	13
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	74/105	74/105
% 1st in	70%	70%
1st pts	56/74	56/74
% 1st pts	76%	76%
2nd pts	16/31	16/31
% 2nd pts	52%	52%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/2	2/2
Converted %	100%	100%
Conceded	3	3
Saved	1/3	1
Saved %	33%	33%
Times Broken	2	2

Borges
	R1 Watanuki	Total
Score	2-6 6-4 6-1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	25	25
pts	89-77	89-77
Total points	166	166
Winners	42	42
%Winners	47%	47%
SERVE
Aces	3	3
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	60/82	60/82
% 1st in	73%	73%
1st pts	42/60	42/60
% 1st pts	70%	70%
2nd pts	9/22	9/22
% 2nd pts	41%	41%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/11	4/11
Converted %	36%	36%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	3/6	3
Saved %	50%	50%
Times Broken	3	3

Tennis Scores in Tokyo

• Holger RuneRune – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (7-6⁷ 6-1) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-7⁶ 7-6⁴ 6-2) – See score progression
• Ethan QuinnQuinn – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Marcos GironGiron (4-6 6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (4-6 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-6⁹ 6-3) – See score progression
• Taylor FritzFritz – Gabriel DialloDiallo (4-6 6-3 7-6³) – See score progression
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Zizou BergsBergs – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (1-6 7-6² 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Tomas MachacMachac (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Maximo Gonzalez/Andres MolteniGonzalez/Andres Molteni – Tomas Machac/John PeersMachac/John Peers (6-3 6-7⁵ 10-8) – See score progression
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (2-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (3-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Hugo Nys/Edouard Roger-VasselinNys/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy (7-6⁷ 4-6 10-7) – See score progression
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Rohan Bopanna/Takeru YuzukiBopanna/Takeru Yuzuki – Casper Ruud/Jordan ThompsonRuud/Jordan Thompson (6-3 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Casper RuudRuud – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (5-3) – H2H and prediction
• Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Zizou BergsBergs (0-0) – H2H and prediction