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Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime was looking for his first semifinal since Doha, in February, where he had a first-round bye and lost to Daniil Medvedev.

He got through his opener, and looked much better than that in the second round against Sebastian Ofner of Austria to get to the final eight in Tokyo. But that’s where it ended, against American qualifier Marcos Giron

Ben Shelton wins the battle of the Americans against Tommy Paul, and No. 4 seed Tommy Paul is out, too. So there will be an unseeded winner in Tokyo this year.

WTA Tour – Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 final results

(Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of EDT; Stockholm and Antwerp are six hours ahead).

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Japan Open Tennis Championships
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 16 – 22, 2023
Prize money: $2,022,700
Draws: S32 – 16

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[Q] Marcos Giron (USA) def [8] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 61 64

Aslan Karatsev (RUS) def [4] Alex de Minaur (AUS) 63 62
Ben Shelton (USA) def [5] Tommy Paul (USA) 76 (4) 63

[WC] Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) def. Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 75 26 75

Doubles, semifinal

Rinky Hijikata / Max Purcell (AUS) def [3] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 36 63 [10-4]

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European Open
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 16 – 22, 2023
Prize money: €750,950
Draws: S28 – D16

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def [5] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 63 63
[3] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) def. [Q] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) 64 46 62
[4] Arthur Fils (FRA) def. [8] Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) 60 63

[Q] Maximilian Marterer (GER) def. Hugo Gaston (FRA) 63 62

Doubles semifinal

Ariel Behar (URU) / Adam Pavlasek (CZE) def [3] Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) / Hugo Nys (MON) 64 36 [10-5]

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BNP Paribas Nordic Open
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 16 – 22, 2023
Prize money: €750,950
Draws: S28 – D16

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[PR] Gael Monfils (FRA) def [2] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 75 76 (3)
[Q] Pavel Kotov (RUS) def [3] Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 76 (4) 62

Laslo Djere (SRB) def [LL] Tomas Machac (CZE) 57 76 (5) 64
Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) def. [WC] Elias Ymer (SWE) 60 32 retd