Taylor Fritz ousts Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 in the semifinal in Tokyo on Saturday. Fritz will engage against Frances Tiafoe in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 14 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 1st round in 2016, 2018 and 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.
Taylor added to his prize money $ 91,795 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 196,540 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 168,735 to his earnings to get in total $ 365,275 in total.
Highlights Taylor Fritz vs. Denis Shapovalov Rakuten Japan Open – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:14
At the end of the match, Taylor scored 101 points vs. Shapovalov’s 91.
Fritz
The American served pretty well to win 82% of the points (47/57) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 49% points (24/49) on his second serve. The American didn’t lose the focus when converting 57% of the break points that he procured (4/7).
Shapovalov
On the other side, Shapovalov had some problems converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Fritz and Shapovalov is 2-4 for Denis.
Draw and next match H2H: Taylor Fritz vs. Frances Tiafoe – stats
Fritz will take on Tiafoe in the final.
This will be the 6th time that Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Fritz won 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in Montreal back in August 2022.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Taylor clinched in the 4th game (3-1) before eventually conquering the set (6-3).
The American converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Canadian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).
They played 55 points. Taylor was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Shapovalov (30-25). The American conceded 8 points on serve (21-8). On the losing side, the Canadian conceded 9 points on serve (17-9).
Shapovalov conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Denis broke back in the 6th (3-3) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-5.
Tiebreak
Shapovalov won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 6th (4-2), 10th (5-5), 11th (6-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, the American won 2 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2) and 8th (4-4) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
The Canadian was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Fritz was spot on in converting all his break points in the 5th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 85 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Fritz (45-40). Shapovalov conceded 10 points on serve (26-10). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 19 points on serve (30-19).
The American conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Fritz broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.
Denis was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-3 to 6-3.
Taylor was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Denis converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 52 points. The American conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Shapovalov (31-21). Fritz surrendered 9 points on serve (20-9). On the losing side, Shapovalov conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).
Tennis Scores in Tokyo
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (6-2 0-6 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 6-75 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (1-4) – H2H details and stats
