Fritz wins Japan Open in close battle with Tiafoe
Taylor Fritz beat his friend and US rival Frances Tiafoe in two closely fought sets to win the Japan Open on Sunday, saying "I had to play my absolute best to beat him today".
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Taylor Fritz wins all-American showdown to clinch Japan Open title
Japan Open on Sunday and claim his third title of the year. The two 24-year-olds traded breaks in the opening set before the greater consistency of Fritz took him ahead in the tiebreak and he secured it with a cracking forehand.
Tennis-Fritz wins all-American showdown to clinch Japan Open title
(Reuters) - Taylor Fritz beat fellow American Frances Tiafoe 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in a tense final to win the Japan Open on Sunday and claim his third title of the year.
Shapovalov ousted by Fritz in Japan semis
TOKYO (AP) — Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American final at the Japan Open after winning three-set semifinals on Saturday.
Tiafoe to face Fritz in Japan Open final after 'weird' win
Frances Tiafoe battled past unseeded Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea on Saturday in three sets to reach the Japan Open final - but admitted it was not pretty viewing.
Canada's Shapovalov sees dominant Japan Open run end in semifinal loss to Fritz
Canada's Denis Shapovalov lost to third-seeded Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 at the Japan Open on Saturday, setting up an all-American final that will also feature Frances Tiafoe.
Frances Tiafoe survives blip to down Kwon and reach Japan Open final
Japan Open final with a 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 victory over South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo in Tokyo on Saturday. The American, who reached his first Grand Slam semi-final at the U.S.
Tennis-Tiafoe survives blip to down Kwon and reach Tokyo final
(Reuters) - Admitting it wasn't "pretty", Frances Tiafoe added a little more sparkle to a glittering season by reaching the Japan Open final with a 6-2 0-6 6-4 victory over South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo in Tokyo on Saturday.