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.
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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.
Nick Kyrgios 'heartbroken' after pulling out of Japan Open with knee issue
Kyrgios was due to face Taylor Fritz in Friday night's match but pulled out shortly before, sending his American opponent through to the semi-finals to face Canadian Denis Shapovalov. The 27-year-old has had a terrific run of form in the second half of 2022 as he won the Citi Open in Washington and reached his first major final at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open quarter-finals.
Tennis-Kyrgios 'heartbroken' after pulling out of Japan Open with knee issue
(Reuters) - Australian Nick Kyrgios said it was "heartbreaking" to pull out of the Japan Open ahead of his quarter-final because of a knee issue he has been grappling with since last month's U.S. Open.
Shapovalov remains perfect at Japan Open, beats Coric to advance to semifinal
Canadian Denis Shapovalov remains perfect at the Japan Open.
Nick Kyrgios Pulls Out Injured Just Before Japan Open Quarter-Final
Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Japan Open just minutes before his quarter-final on Friday with a sore left knee, calling it "heartbreaking". The mercurial Australian star had been scheduled to play third-seeded American Taylor Fritz, who will now play Canada's Denis Shapovalov, seeded seventh, in the last four on Saturday. At a hastily announced press conference when the match was due to begin, world number 20 Kyrgios said he had "been playing amazing tennis all year" but it had been physically taxing.
Shapovalov beats Coric, Kyrgios withdraws from Japan Open
TOKYO (AP) — Taylor Fritz advanced to the Japan Open semifinals after Nick Kyrgios withdrew because of a left knee injury on Friday.
Nick Kyrgios retires from Japan Open with knee trouble
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.