Frances Tiafoe vs Brandon Nakashima Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Japan Open

Prediction published on 24/09/2024, 04:08  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 24/09/2024 at 04:13 in Tennis Predictions

Brandon Nakashima will be going for his first win against seventh seed Frances Tiafoe when they face off in Tokyo. The two will lock horns in the first round of the Japan Open on Wednesday. Below are stats leading up to this sixth match between these two and our prediction.

Tiafoe has defeated Nakashima every time they met. He claimed four of his wins on hard courts. This will have him confident of making a winning start on his return to this event.

Tiafoe finished as runner-up the last time he played in Tokyo, which was two years ago. Having made two tour final appearances this year, the 26-year-old will target another title run here.

He has compiled a strong 30-22 record and registered 20 of his wins on hard courts. Tiafoe starts his tournament placed 15th in the live ranking.

Brandon Nakashima will have just two days between his last match and his showdown with Tiafoe. Not an ideal situation but as he is in good form at the moment, he will be confident of causing an upset.

The 23-year-old has won 14 of his last 18 matches, which have all been on hard courts. This form yielded him a third-round finish in Montreal as a qualifier and a run to the fourth round at the US Open. Both were career-high finishes at the two tournaments.

Nakashima, who has won an amazing 59 matches alternating between the tour and challenger circuits, is coming off a semi-final run in Hangzhou. This has seen him climb up the world rankings and into 36th place which is a career high.

The winner here will next play Ugo Humbert or Shintaro Mochizuki.