ATP Tokyo: Frances stays on fire - Tiafoe in the semifinals
Frances Tiafoe has reached the semifinals of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Tokyo. There the American meets Soon-Woo Kwon from South Korea.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 07, 2022, 10:54 am
The last few weeks have not gone badly for Frances Tiafoe: First, the American reached the semi-finals of the US Open after a few thrilling matches, where he lost in five sets to eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz. Then, at the Laver Cup in London, Tiafoe secured Team World's first ever win - by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas after saving match points.
And now Tiafoe is in the semifinals of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Tokyo after an unchallenged 6: 0 and 6: 4 against Miomir Kecmanovic. And there he meets the South Korean Soon-Woo Kwon. The 6: 3 and 6: 0 against Pedro Martinez also left nothing to burn. For Kwon, entering the semi-finals of a 500 is a first - Frances Tiafoe was even in the final in Vienna last year. But that he lost to Alexander Zverev.
In the two remaining quarter-finals, Nick Kyrgios will meet Taylor Fritz, then Denis Shapovalov will face Borna Coric.