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Tournament: KINOSHITA GROUP JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Dates: 25 September - 1 October, 2024
Tier: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Prize: $1,818,380
Total Financial Commitment: $1,989,865

Entries
Seed* Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking

1 Hubert Hurkacz 7 7
2 Casper Ruud 8 8
3 Alex de Minaur 10 10
4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 11 11
5 Taylor Fritz 12 12
6 Ben Shelton 13 13
7 Tommy Paul 14 14
8 Holger Rune 15 15
Ugo Humbert 17 17
Felix Auger-Aliassime 19 19
Frances Tiafoe 20 20
Alejandro Tabilo 21 21
Arthur Fils 24 24
Jack Draper 25 25
Alexei Popyrin 28 28
Matteo Arnaldi 30 30
Jordan Thompson 32 32
Tomas Martin Etcheverry 33 33
Nuno Borges 34 34
Mariano Navone 36 36
Luciano Darderi 37 37
Reilly Opelka 324 33 (PR)
Marin Cilic 1082 21 (PR)
(WC)
(WC)
(WC)
(WC) A+
(SE)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)

Alternates
Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking

1 Tomas Machac 39 39
2 Matteo Berrettini 44 44
3 Marcos Giron 46 46
4 Kei Nishikori 222 48 (PR)
5 Alex Michelsen 49 49
6 Brandon Nakashima 50 50
7 Fabian Marozsan 51 51
8 Yoshihito Nishioka 53 53
13 Rinky Hijikata 62 62
15 Facundo Diaz Acosta 64 64
20 James Duckworth 70 70

Qualifying Draw

A. Michelsen (1) vs Y. Uchiyama (WC)
B. Coric vs D. Dzumhur (7)

B. van de Zandschulp (2) vs Y. Watanuki (WC)
R. Sakamoto (WC) vs L. Nardi (8)

A. Muller (3) vs M. Bellucci (Alt)
A. Vukic vs R. Hijikata (6)

A. Kovacevic (4) vs T. Daniel
O. Virtanen (Alt) vs C. O'Connell (5)

Biggest Loser has to be the most contest schizo inducing contest we have. Hoping your player is in qualifying, hoping they make it through... and then cheering for them to immediately lose right after.

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:49 pm Biggest Loser has to be the most contest schizo inducing contest we have. Hoping your player is in qualifying, hoping they make it through... and then cheering for them to immediately lose right after.

It is maddening. You have to look at the players, find who is in, and as you say, the longer they stay, the fewer points you get.
It is not as if you can see the rankings and just go with the lowest.

It's quite mentally confusing to switch so quickly from cheering to your player to instantly hoping they lose

Main Draw Singles

T. Fritz (1) vs A. Fils
Qualifier vs M. Berrettini
M. Navone vs L. Darderi
R. Opelka (PR) vs B. Shelton (8)

C. Ruud (3) vs J. Thompson
M. Cilic (PR) vs K. Nishikori (WC)
F. Auger-Aliassime vs Y. Nishioka (WC)
A. Tabilo vs H. Rune (6)

T. Paul (5) vs M. Arnaldi
A. Popyrin vs T. Machac
T. Etcheverry vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs S. Tsitsipas (4)

F. Tiafoe (7) vs B. Nakashima (SE)
S. Mochizuki (WC) vs U. Humbert
J. Draper vs Qualifier
M. Giron vs H. Hurkacz (2)

Wednesday 25 September, 2024 (Day 3)

COLISEUM
Starts At 11:00 AM

M. Navone Vs L. Darderi
Followed By
B. van de Zandschulp (Q) Vs M. Berrettini
Followed By
M. Giron Vs (2) H. Hurkacz
Not Before 6:00 PM
S. Mochizuki (WC) Vs U. Humbert
Followed By
N. Lammons/J. Withrow (1) Vs (WC) K. Nishikori/R. Sakamoto

ARENA
Starts At 12:00 PM

A. Erler/M. Middelkoop (Q) Vs J. Draper/T. Machac
Not Before 1:30 PM
B. Shelton/J. Thompson Vs (WC) Y. Nishioka/K. Uesugi

Friday 27 September, 2024 (Day 5)

COLOSSEUM
Starts At 11:00 AM

J. Draper Vs (2) H. Hurkacz
Followed By
M. Navone Vs (8) B. Shelton
Not Before 3:30 PM
B. Shelton/J. Thompson Vs (WC) Y. Nishioka/K. Uesugi
Not Before 6:00 PM
A. Fils Vs M. Berrettini
Followed By
B. Nakashima (SE) Vs U. Humbert

KINOSHITA GROUP ARENA
Starts At 11:00 AM

R. Hijikata/A. Popyrin Vs (2) H. Nys/J. Zielinski
Not Before 12:00 PM
L. Darderi/T. Etcheverry Vs A. Michelsen/A. Tabilo
Followed By
S. Doumbia/F. Reboul (3) Vs S. Gille/J. Vliegen

Saturday 28 September, 2024 (Day 6)

COLOSSEUM
Starts At 11:00 AM

T. Paul (5) Vs T. Machac
Followed By
C. O'Connell (Q) Vs (Q) A. Michelsen
Followed By
J. Thompson Vs (WC) K. Nishikori
Not Before 6:00 PM
Y. Nishioka (WC) Vs (6) H. Rune
Followed By
B. Shelton/J. Thompson Vs J. Cash/L. Glasspool

KINOSHITA GROUP ARENA
Starts At 11:00 AM

S. Doumbia/F. Reboul (3) Vs S. Gille/J. Vliegen
Followed By
R. Hijikata/A. Popyrin Vs (2) H. Nys/J. Zielinski
Followed By Vs A. Behar/R. Galloway
Followed By
S. Doumbia/F. Reboul or S. Gille/J. Vliegen Vs J. Draper/T. Machac

Sunday 29 September, 2024 (Day 7)

COLOSSEUM

Not Before 1:30 PM
QF
T. Machac Vs (Q) A. Michelsen
Followed By
QF
U. Humbert Vs J. Draper
Not Before 6:00 PM
QF
K. Nishikori (WC) Vs (6) H. Rune
Followed By
QF
A. Fils Vs (8) B. Shelton

KINOSHITA GROUP ARENA
Starts At 3:30 PM

QF
A. Michelsen/A. Tabilo Vs (2) H. Nys/J. Zielinski
Followed By
SF
A. Behar/R. Galloway Vs J. Draper/T. Machac

Monday 30 September, 2024 (Day 8)

COLOSSEUM
Starts At 4:00 PM

J. Cash/L. Glasspool Vs A. Michelsen/A. Tabilo
Not Before 6:00 PM
T. Machac Vs U. Humbert
Followed By
A. Fils Vs (6) H. Rune

Tuesday 01 October, 2024 (Day 9)

COLOSSEUM
Starts At 4:30 PM

F
A. Behar/R. Galloway Vs J. Cash/L. Glasspool
Not Before 7:00 PM
F
A. Fils Vs U. Humbert