Tennis News: Denis Shapovalov continues to show an upsurge in Asia. After advancing to the final in Seoul, he has now entered the quarter-finals of the Japan Open, Tokyo 2022 season.
In the second round of the Japan Open, the Canadian beat host Rio Noguchi 6-3, 6-1, a victory that sent the player to a sixth quarter-final of the 2022 season and ended the debut of Noguchi at ATP, 23 years old. the 500 levels.
“I’m definitely happy to be in the quarter-finals of this tournament,” Shapovalov said. “I always felt that I put out some of my best games towards the end of the season and I’m really happy that it’s happening again. Hopefully I can continue.”
The seventh seed faced no break point opportunities against Noguchi and made good use of the fast-paced conditions under the roof of the closed Ariake Colosseum stadium.
“The fast throw suits my game very well. I think I served well on that court. We will try to take advantage of that this week,” Shapovalov said.
The seventh seed will be looking to maintain that solid form as she looks set to win the first of three attempts against Croatia’s Borna Coric, who will be her opponent in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open.
The winner between the two will face third seed Taylor Fritz or fifth seed Nick Kyrgios in the semi-finals of the Japan Open.
“He’s definitely a good tennis player,” Shapovalov said of Coric. “I struggled quite a bit against him in previous encounters. He has played some good games this season. It will be a tough game for sure.”
Ninth-seeded Coric stayed in Tokyo with a 7-5, 6-2 win over 2022 San Diego Open champion Brandon Nakashima. Along with shooting ten aces, he dropped nine points on his service. Throughout the match, he also faced no break points, as he converted three of the eight break point opportunities he created.
A tennis player who won the Masters title for the first time in his career in Cincinnati after months of injury problems, Coric is now in his second quarter-final in a month and a half.
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