Etcheverry

Chilean President Gabriel Boric (C) and Chilean Minister Aisen Etcheverry and Large Hadron Collider (LHC) operator Mirko Pojer (R), next to a giant magnet.

He’s the player to beat on this surface no doubt,” said Djokovic, who starts his title defence against Argentina’s Tomas Etcheverry on Friday.

Mochizuki's run in Tokyo also included wins over 31st-ranked Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina in the first round and 41st-ranked Alexei Popyrin of Australia in the quarterfinals.