■Ahead of the main draw starting on the 24th, the public draw was held, and the singles matchups were announced. The Japanese players' first-round opponents are as follows:Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) will face 4th seed Casper Ruud (NOR). Yousuke Watanuki (JPN) will play against Nuno Borges (POR). Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) will meet Luciano Darderi (ITA).

■World No. 1 and top seed Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) will face Sebastián Baez (ARG) in his first match. World No. 5 and second seed Taylor Fritz (USA) will play against Gabriel Diallo (CAN) in the first round.

■The doubles draw was also made. In the first round, Kaito Uesugi (JPN) / Seita Watanabe (JPN) will play against Austin Krajicek (USA) / Nikola Mektic (CRO), while Takeshi Yuzuki (JPN) / Rohan Bopanna (IND) will face Ruud / Jordan Thompson (AUS). (World rankings are based on the September 15th rankings).

(Japan Tennis Association)