Carlos Alcaraz is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Alcaraz has defeated Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-2, Zizou Bergs 6-4 6-3 and Brandon Nakashima 6-2 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Casper Ruud.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Carlos Alcaraz’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition in Japan Open Tennis Championships. The Spaniard has a winning record (7-2) with the presumable opponents.
1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Carlos Alcaraz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-16 | 12-8 | 14-5 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-25 | 21-9 | 24-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 12-12 | 22-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-22 | 18-8 | 25-7 | 7-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-17 | 16-6 | 28-5 | 11-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-13 | 4-5 | 17-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-31 | 8-10 | 27-13 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 43-29 | 19-9 | 19-18 | 5-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Casper Ruud has a 33-12 record in 2025, 12-6 on hard. During the last 11 years, the Norwegian has a 118-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the year was winning the tournament in Madrid where he defeated Jack Draper in the final 7-5 3-6 6-4.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Ruud lost to Jordan Thompson in the 1st round 7-6(5) 6-1.
H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Casper Ruud
This contest would be 6th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Carlos Alcaraz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53-23 | 31-12 | 3-4 | 6-5 | 13-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-23 | 23-10 | 15-7 | 6-4 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-24 | 35-11 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-21 | 24-8 | 5-3 | 9-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-22 | 20-13 | 4-5 | 8-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-16 | 11-9 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 40-30 | 17-14 | 12-8 | 4-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 45-28 | 29-12 | 6-5 | 5-6 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
Taylor Fritz has a 48-17 record in 2025, 29-10 on hard. As for the previous 12 years, Fritz has a 265-131 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of this current year was winning the tournament in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he overcame 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.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the American surrendered to Arthur Fils in the 1st round 6-4 3-6 6-3.
H2H Carlos Alcaraz vs. Taylor Fritz
This contest would be 5th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Carlos Alcaraz may come up against Jenson Brooksby. Their head to head is 1-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.
