Shintaro Mochizuki vs Aslan Karatsev Preview & Prediction | 2023 Japan Open Tennis Championships | Semi-Final
When is Shintaro Mochizuki vs Aslan Karatsev on and what time does it start? Shintaro Mochizuki vs Aslan Karatsev will take place on Saturday 21st October, 2023 – not before 08:00 (UK)
Where is Shintaro Mochizuki vs Aslan Karatsev taking place? Shintaro Mochizuki vs Aslan Karatsev will take place at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan
What surface is Shintaro Mochizuki vs Aslan Karatsev being played on? Shintaro Mochizuki vs Aslan Karatsev will take place on an outdoor hard court
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THE PREDICTION
20-year-old wildcard Shintaro Mochizuki came back from a set down to stun defending Tokyo Open champion Taylor Fritz on Thursday and he backed that up with an incredible three-set victory over Alexei Popyrin on Friday. The Japanese claimed his first ever tour-level victory at the 12th attempt in the first round over Tomas Martin Etcheverry but he is just one win away from a maiden final on tour and he will set a career-high ATP world ranking of around 129th for his efforts so far. Former number 14 Aslan Karatsev is not the sort of player you want to face on a streak like this as the ice-cool Russian is yet to drop a set this week in three very impressive victories over Frances Tiafoe, Zhizhen Zhang and Alex de Minaur. The world number 50’s most recent of three ATP titles was an ATP 500 claimed in Sydney early last season and he will be seriously tough to oust at this late stage of a tournament with the ability to block out the noise that Tokyo provides in favour of Mochizuki. Backing the Japanese to earn at least a set is more sentimental than it is tempting this time around. Take Karatsev to reach the final.
