{"id":244578,"date":"2022-10-08T10:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T10:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/08\/japan-open-tiafoe-and-fritz-set-up-all-american-final-in-tokyo-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-10-08T10:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T10:52:28","slug":"japan-open-tiafoe-and-fritz-set-up-all-american-final-in-tokyo-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/08\/japan-open-tiafoe-and-fritz-set-up-all-american-final-in-tokyo-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Open: Tiafoe and Fritz set up all-American final in Tokyo | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Frances <!-- -->Tiafoe<!-- --> added a little more sparkle to his already glittering season by beating South Korea&#8217;s Kwon Soon-woo 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 to set up an all-American final against <!-- -->Taylor Fritz<!-- --> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/japan-open\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_japan-open\" frmappuse=\"1\">Japan Open<\/a> on Saturday. <br \/>The American, who reached his first <!-- -->Grand Slam<!-- --> semi-final at the U.S. Open in September, reached his second title-decider of the season despite a poor second set in his victory. <br \/>&#8220;It was a weird match, but happy to get through,&#8221; said the 24-year-old. &#8220;In these kind of matches &#8230; it&#8217;s not always gonna be pretty, it&#8217;s not always gonna be your best stuff, but a win is what matters.&#8221; <br \/>Kwon looked nervous at times in the opener and struggled to handle Tiafoe&#8217;s deft mix of accuracy, touch and power as the American rattled off five games in a row before claiming the set 6-2. But the South Korean then swept the second set 6-0. <br \/>Fourth-seeded Tiafoe upped the ante in the third, winning the two break points he needed to serve for the match at 5-2, only to stumble once more. <br \/>The American sealed the win at the second time of asking with a cross-court forehand. <br \/>Third-seeded Fritz downed Canada&#8217;s <!-- -->Denis Shapovalov<!-- --> 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 in the second semi-final. <br \/>They traded high-quality shots throughout the match as they split the first two sets. <br \/>Fritz slipped and still landed a brilliant lob shot to win the break point in the decider and go 5-3 up before sealing the match with an ace. <br \/>His victory ensured he will make his top 10 debut in next week&#8217;s rankings. <br \/>It will be Fritz&#8217;s third final this year, having won the other two at Indian Wells and Eastbourne. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/tennis\/top-stories\/japan-open-tiafoe-and-fritz-set-up-all-american-final-in-tokyo\/articleshow\/94724421.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Frances Tiafoe added a little more sparkle to his already glittering season by beating South Korea&#8217;s Kwon Soon-woo 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 to set up an all-American final against Taylor Fritz at the Japan Open on Saturday. 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