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A solid quarterfinal lineup in Nur-Sultan, with No. 3 Tsitsipas vs. No. 7 Hubert Hurkacz the most closely contested one on a day when none of the matches were barnburners.
In Tokyo, No. 3 Taylor Fritz (who came straight from COVID quarantine in Seoul to a 5 a.m. departure for Tokyo and a three-set win in his opener, followed by another three-setter Thursday) was probably running on fumes as he set to meet Nick Kyrgios.
Except it was Kyrgios who didn’t make the date.
Canadian Denis Shapolavov faced No. 9 seed Borna Coric, and played as though he’s going to win the tournament.
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Astana Open
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $2,054,825
Draws: S32 – D16
Friday, Oct. 7, 2022
Final results
Singles, quarterfinals
[2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 61 61
[3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. [7] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 76 (8) 63
[4/WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 64 63
[5] Andrey Rublev (RUS) def. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 61 62
Doubles, semifinals
[2] Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (CRO) def. [3] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 36 76 (4) [10-7]
Adrian Mannarino / Fabrice Martin (FRA) def Hubert Hurkacz / Jan Zielinski (POL) 26 62 [10-5]
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Rakuten Japan Open
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $2,108,110
Draws: S32 – D16
Friday, Oct. 7, 2022
Final results
Singles, quarterfinals
[7] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) def. [9] Borna Coric (CRO) 64 63
[3] Taylor Fritz (USA) def. [5] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) WALKOVER
[4] Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 60 64
Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) def. Pedro Martinez (ESP) 63 60
Doubles semifinals
[3] Rafael Matos (BRA) / David Vega Hernandez (ESP) def. [Q] Sander Gille / Joran Vliegen (BEL) 75 64
Marcelo Melo (BRA) / Mackenzie McDonald (USA) def. [1] Nick Kyrgios / Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) WALKOVER
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