Frances Tiafoe had a hiccup in the second set against Kwon Soonwoo, but ended up winning in three and will be in the Tokyo final. Unfortunately for Canadian fans Denis Shapovalov will not be joining him, as Taylor Fritz defeated him in three sets.

In Astana, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev meet again, with the Russian seemingly (albeit gradually) rounding back into form to finish the season – except he retired after Djokovic came back and won the second set in a tight tiebreak.

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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

Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def [5] Andrey Rublev (RUS) 46 64 63
[4/WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) def [2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 46 76 (6) retd

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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

Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[4] Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) 62 06 64
[3] Taylor Fritz (USA) def [7] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 63 67 (5) 63

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