ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Holger Rune and Casper Ruud are going to play on Sunday at the Japan Open Tennis Championships on COLOSSEUM.

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Carlos Alcaraz vs. Brandon Nakashima

Head to head 2-0 for Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz will come up against Brandon Nakashima in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 6:00 pm on COLOSSEUM.

Carlos Alcaraz: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Alcaraz got to the quarter after defeating Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-2 and Zizou Bergs 6-4 6-3.

Carlos has a 64-7 win-loss record in 2025, 25-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2 and in Carlo where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 3-6 6-1 6-0 and in Rome where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(5) 6-1 and at the French Open where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) and in London where he beat Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2 and in Cincinnati where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 5-0 ret. and at the U.S. Open where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.

Last year in Tokyo Alcaraz didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2024.

Brandon Nakashima: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, the American got to the quarter after defeating Jordan Thompson 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-2 and Marton Fucsovics 7-5 6-3.

Brandon has a 31-24 win-loss record in 2025, 19-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Acapulco, Houston and Chengdu.

Last year in Tokyo The American capitulated in the 2nd round 6-3 6-2 to Ugo Humbert.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Brandon Nakashima play each other. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Previously, the last time they played, Alcaraz won 4-3(4) 4-1 4-3(4) in the R in Next gen atp finals back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.088
Brandon Nakashima -> 7.5

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Taylor Fritz vs. Sebastian Korda

Head to head 2-1 for Fritz

Taylor Fritz will fight against Sebastian Korda in the quarter for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on COLOSSEUM.

Taylor Fritz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, Taylor got to the quarter after defeating Gabriel Diallo 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) and Nuno Borges 7-5 7-6(4).

The American has a 47-17 win-loss record in 2025, 28-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) and in Stuttgart where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0) and in Eastbourne where he defeated Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

Last year in Tokyo The American lost in the 1st round 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Arthur Fils.

Sebastian Korda: ranking and results

Ranked no. 74, Korda got to the quarter after defeating Marcos Giron 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) and Sho Shimabukuro 6-1 6-4.

The American has a 17-12 win-loss record in 2025, 12-6 on hard (See FULL STATS)

. Korda’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Last year in Tokyo The American didn’t compete in Tokyo in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Taylor Fritz and Sebastian Korda square off. Their record is 2-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), but Korda leads 1-0 on hard.

The last time they fought against each other, Korda won 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Montreal back in 2024.

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 -> 1.31
Sebastian Korda -> 3.45

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Holger Rune vs. Jenson Brooksby

Head to head 0-0

Holger Rune will play Jenson Brooksby in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:30 pm on COLOSSEUM.

Holger Rune: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11, the Dane reached the quarter after defeating Hamad Medjedovic 7-6(7) 6-1 and Ethan Quinn 6-4 6-2.

Rune has a 31-19 win-loss record in 2025, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Barcelona where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(6) 6-2.

Last year in Tokyo Rune lost in the semifinal 7-6(8) 7-6(10)

to Arthur Fils.

Jenson Brooksby: ranking and results

Ranked no. 86, Brooksby reached the quarter after beating Ugo Humbert 7-6(4) 6-3 and Luciano Darderi 7-6(7) 6-1.

Brooksby has a 24-19 win-loss record in 2025, 8-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Houston where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in Tokyo Brooksby didn’t play in Tokyo in 2024.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Holger Rune and Jenson Brooksby since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.39
Jenson Brooksby -> 3

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Casper Ruud vs. Aleksandar Vukic

Head to head 1-0 for Vukic

Casper Ruud will square off with Aleksandar Vukic in the quarter for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4:00 pm on COLOSSEUM.

Casper Ruud: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Ruud got to the quarter after defeating Shintaro Mochizuki 4-6 6-1 6-1 and Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4) 6-2.

Casper has a 32-12 win-loss record in 2025, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Madrid where he overcame Jack Draper in the final 7-5 3-6 6-4.

Last year in Tokyo Ruud lost in the 1st round 7-6(5) 6-1 to Jordan Thompson.

Aleksandar Vukic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 95, the Australian got to the quarter after defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2, Rei Sakamoto 6-4 7-6(5), Damir Dzumhur 6-4 3-6 6-3 and Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-2.

Vukic has a 24-31 win-loss record in 2025, 14-17 on hard (See FULL STATS). Vukic’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Estoril Challenger.

Last year in Tokyo Vukic lost in the qualifications 7-6(2) 6-7(1) 7-6(3) to Rinky Hijikata.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Aleksandar Vukic fight against each other. Their actual record is 1-0 for Vukic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they played, Vukic won 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Shanghai back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Casper Ruud who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.35
Aleksandar Vukic -> 3.2

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