The American rallied from a break down in both sets, striking 29 winners to 25 unforced errors en route to earning a tight 7-5, 7-6(4) victory in one hour and 54 minutes in Tokyo.<\/p>\n
“I think at times I made it very hard for myself,” Fritz said. “I came out first game and was broken. The court I warmed up on was super fast to centre court, and I didn’t make first serves in the first game and then caught every ball super early. I did a really good job of breaking back. It is not too often I go down a break early and then went down a break down two times in the second set, but I fought really hard and did a great job of getting myself back in the sets.”<\/p>\n
Fritz in form! \ud83d\udc4c@Taylor_Fritz97<\/a> takes out Borges 7-5 7-6 to advance into a 65th career quarter-final @japanopentennis<\/a> | #kinoshitajotennis<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/mKkY7M4OKw<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) September 26, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Fritz has earned a Tour-leading 30 wins since the start of the grass swing in June, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index, and has so far added another 100 points to his tally this week in Tokyo, boosting his chances of returning to the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n The 27-year-old is sixth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin on 3,565 points. He is 860 points ahead of 10th-placed Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a>, who is effectively the first player outside the Top-8 cut, with ninth-placed Jack Draper<\/a> ruled out for the rest of the year due to injury.<\/p>\n Fritz, who reached the title match in Turin last season, clinched the crown in Tokyo in 2022. Aiming to win his third tour-level title of the year, the second seed will meet Sebastian Korda<\/a> in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n Korda dispatched Japanese wild card Sho Shimabukuro<\/a> 6-1, 6-4 to reach his fourth tour-level quarter-final of the year. The 25-year-old trails Fritz 1-2 in the pair\u2019s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.<\/p>\n In other action on Friday at the ATP 500 hard-court event, Casper Ruud<\/a> improved to 6-3 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against Matteo Berrettini<\/a> with a 7-6(4), 6-2 win. Ruud did not face a break point in his victory and will face qualifier Aleksandar Vukic<\/a> after the Australian beat Germany\u2019s Daniel Altmaier<\/a> 6-4, 6-2.<\/p>\n Ruud is up one spot to 12th in the Live Race To Turin on 2,385 points. Ruud advanced to the final in Turin in 2022.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"It](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758888307_746_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/)
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