Tennis-Tiafoe and Fritz set up all-American final in Tokyo


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 08 Oct 2022

Tennis - ATP 500 - Japan Open Tennis Championships - Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan - October 8, 2022 Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. in action during his semi final match against South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

(Reuters) -Frances Tiafoe added a little more sparkle to his already glittering season by beating South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo 6-2 0-6 6-4 to set up an all-American final against Taylor Fritz at the Japan Open on Saturday.

The American, who reached his first Grand Slam semi-final at the U.S. Open in September, reached his second title-decider of the season despite a poor second set in his victory.

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