Prediction Of Nishioka Vs Rune H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024?

What Time Will Yoshihito Nishioka Play Against Holger Rune?

Nishioka and Rune are on the Day 4 Schedule at Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024 on Saturday 28 September 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In their head-to-head matchups, Yoshihito Nishioka and Holger Rune are tied 1-1. Nishioka defeated Rune in the R32 of the Adelaide-1 tournament in Australia, with a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. However, Rune got his revenge in the Australian Open, defeating Nishioka in the R128 with a score of 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4.

Looking at their 52-week averages, Rune has a higher percentage of being in attack than the tour average, although his form has dipped. He will aim to convert better in this match but faces a tough challenge against Nishioka’s defense.

Yoshihito Nishioka is a 29-year-old left-handed player from Japan. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 24 in June 2023 after reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and Roland Garros for the first time in his career. He earned his biggest career win over World No. 2 Ruud on his way to winning the 2022 Seoul ATP Tour title. He has also had notable performances, saving match points and winning titles in tournaments like Shenzhen in 2018, Delray Beach in 2020, and Atlanta in 2024. He defeated his compatriot and World No. 5 Nishikori en route to the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati quarterfinals as a qualifier. Nishioka, currently ranked No. 59, aims to get his first Top 20 win since defeating No. 11 Rune in 2023 Adelaide-1, and he hopes to match his personal-best 21 wins in a season and make his first ATP Tour quarterfinal on home soil.

Holger Rune, age 21, is currently ranked No. 14 in the world and has achieved a career-high ranking of No. 4. He is the highest-ranked Danish player in ATP Rankings history. He broke into the Top 100 in January 2022, the Top 50 in May 2022, and the Top 10 in November 2022. Rune captured the ATP Masters 1000 Paris title in 2022 at the age of 19, becoming the first player since the start of the ATP Tour to earn five Top-10 wins at an event other than the Nitto ATP Finals. He had a strong run in ATP Masters 1000 events from Paris to Rome in 2022 and 2023, reaching the finals in Monte Carlo and Rome. He had a seven-match winning streak against Top 5 opponents before losing to Medvedev in the final of the Rome ATP Masters 1000. Rune had a strong finish to the 2022 season and has a notable achievement of reaching the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, becoming the first Danish man to do so in tournament history and the first Danish man to reach any Grand Slam quarterfinal in the Open Era. He has a 20-4 record against players ranked outside the Top 50 this year but had a loss against No. 160 Uchiyama in the Hangzhou tournament last week.

Considering their head-to-head history and their recent performances, this match between Nishioka and Rune is expected to be highly competitive.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Nishioka will win.
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