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Alcaraz Joins Elite Group by Beating Fritz to Win Japan Open Title
Carlos Alcaraz overcame an ankle injury and a first-set loss to defeat Casper Ruud in three sets, reaching his 10th final of 2025, matching Rafael Nadal's record.
- This week, Carlos Alcaraz reached the Japan Open final after defeating Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Tokyo, setting up a title match.
- Carrying an ankle injury sustained on Thursday, Carlos Alcaraz played with the problem strapped after treatment despite his team recommending retirement and overcame earlier scares against Sebastian Baez and Casper Ruud.
- Alcaraz's second-set surge, including nine aces, swung the match after he broke Ruud early in the second set to go 3-0 and then broke again midway through the third set.
- The win moved Carlos Alcaraz into his 10th final of 2025 and marked a career-best 66 wins in a single season, matching milestones few have reached since Rafael Nadal.
- Having lost to Fritz last week, Alcaraz faces a familiar challenge in the Tokyo final, and he said `That practice gave me a really good feedback to how I should approach the match`.
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World number one Carlos Alcaraz reached the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo, where he will face American Taylor Fritz (ATP 5th).
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Carlos Alcaraz will no doubt maintain his position as the number 1 men’s world tennis player, getting a new victory, this time at the Japan Open. He conceded the first set against Casper Ruud, but managed to make it back, and in the end the game was resolved with a victory by 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4. Now he faces Taylor Fritz in the final. But the victory marks a new record for Alcaraz, regardless of whether he really wins the Japan Open. As CNN report…
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