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Japan Open minutes before the quarter-finals on Friday with a sore left knee, calling the decision "heartbreaking" but saying it was for the best. The mercurial Australian star had been scheduled to pay third-seeded American Taylor Fritz, who will now advance into Saturday's semi-finals.
Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Japan Open as Taylor Fritz received a walkover through to the semi-finals, while Frances Tiafoe won through. The Australian, who had talked of the fact that «I need to make money» in playing both singles and doubles at the event, had been due to face the third seed in the quarter-finals in Tokyo, but he has been unable to take to the court. Ad As a result, Fritz is now into his third semi-final of the season and the first one at an ATP 500 event due to the walkover.
George Russell admits Mercedes’ second practice pace is “not representative” of what they expect at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix as he led a one-two from team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Friday’s running in Suzuka was wet with Russell heading the way in FP2, but qualifying is set to be dry. Ad Mercedes have taken just one pole position this year, which happened at the Hungarian Grand Prix thanks to a sensational lap from Russell.
Japan Open semifinals in straight sets on Friday, clinching each with an ace to beat Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 6-4. The fourth-seeded Tiafoe faces unseeded Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea in the last four on Saturday in Tokyo. The American, who beat Rafael Nadal at the US Open on the way to his first Grand Slam semi-final, said he had been "solid from the start" of the 71-minute quarter-final.
George Russell and Lewis Hamilton made it a Mercedes one-two ahead of title-chasing Max Verstappen in a soggy second practice on Friday for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Christian Horner has suggested Formula 1’s budget cap row has been “designed to be a bit of a distraction” for Max Verstappen’s expected second title. Last week, reports claimed two teams went over the limit of the $145 million budget cap with Red Bull and Aston Marin allegedly breaking the rules. Ad Lewis Hamilton says the outcome of last year’s championship would have been different if Mercedes spent “300,000 more” on car developments.
George Russell led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two in a wet second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. The high-speed Suzuka circuit and the harder tyre compounds were expected to play into Mercedes’ hands, although the conditions are likely to not be representative for the predicted dry weather for qualifying on Saturday. Ad Hamilton is looking for his first victory in 2022 to maintain his streak of winning a race in every season he’s competed in since making his Formula 1 debut in 2007.
«I need to make money,» said Nick Kyrgios as he explained to reporters why he felt it was necessary to play in the doubles in addition to the singles at the Japan Open. The 27-year-old is playing alongside his great friend and regular doubles partner, Thanasi Kokkinakis, in Tokyo with the pair having already reached the semi-finals where they will take on Marcelo Melo of Brazil and Mackenzie McDonald of the USA on Saturday. Ad The Australian duo, who triumphed at their home Grand Slam at Melbourne Park at the start of the year, are the top seeds and are expected to go all the way.