Kwon Soon-woo will face Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals of the Rakuten Japan Open. The game will start on October 8 at 08:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Tiafoe – 1.76.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.76.
The only face-to-face encounter between the tennis players was played in two sets. It was not that long ago that Tiafoe beat Kwon in two sets at the Olympics last year. We expect the upcoming match too to end in a confident win for Tiafoe in two sets.
Tiafoe has been performing well in the second half of the season. He reached the semi-finals in Atlanta and also played in the US Open semi-finals for the first time in his career. On the Tokyo courts, he has not lost a single set so far. We believe that this will not be the case in the upcoming match.
Kwon’s tournament in Tokyo is currently his best so far this season. For the first time this year, he won three matches in a row at the ATP main draw level.
In the first match, he defeated Alex De Minaur (6-3, 6-2) in spectacular fashion. It was essentially a rout as the Australian only took five games.
Next was a victory over Mackenzie McDonald (6-3, 6-7, 6-2). Here too, it was not so easy, although, in the decisive set, Kwon only gave up two games.
In the quarter-final, he defeated Pedro Martinez with a score of 6-3, 6-0.
Kwon will play for the first time in his career in the semi-finals of an ATP 500 tournament.
Tiafoe’s success comes as no surprise anymore. At the US Open, he proved that he can play on a level even against top-10 opponents.
In Tokyo, Tiafoe started by beating Yasutaka Uchiyama (6-3, 6-4) before beating Bernabe Zapata-Miralles (6-1, 7-6).
In the quarter-finals, Frances defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (6-0, 6-4).
In three matches this week, Tiafoe has lost just once a game on his own serve.
Tiafoe has nine wins in his last ten matches as a favourite.
In Tiafoe’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 2.03.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Kwon’s Rating – 120
Kwon Soon-woo Wins/Losses in 2022 – 23/28
Tiafoe’s Rating – 19
Frances Tiafoe Wins/Losses in 2022 – 31/20
Tiafoe leads with a score of 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters.
The match will be played at Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open: Kwon vs Tiafoe at 22bet and MelBet.