Japan Open 2022 Final: Frances Tiafoe vs Taylor Fritz Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction and Preview
Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz
Frances Tiafoe will face up against Taylor Fritz in the finals of the 2022 Japan Open. Tiafoe is ranked 19th in the world whereas Fritz is ranked 11th in the world.
Frances Tiafoe vs Taylor Fritz: Match Details
- Tournament: Japan Open 2022
- Match: Frances Tiafoe vs Taylor Fritz
- Round: Final
- Date: 9th October 2022
- Venue: Tokyo, Japan
- Surface: Hard
- Prize Money: $1,953,285
Frances Tiafoe vs Taylor Fritz: Preview
Frances Tiafoe defeated Kwon Soon-woo in the semi-finals of the Japan Open in 3-sets 6-2,0-6,6-4 to make it to the finals. This will be his second final on the ATP Tour as he has reached the finals in Estoril Open. He had put spectacular season at the US Open especially after he defeated Rafael Nadal in the fourth round and made it to the semi-finals for the first time but got defeated by the eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz despite putting up a great fight and making it a thrilling match of 5-sets.
Tiafoe played a crucial role in creating history when Team World won the Laver Cup trophy for the very first time as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the singles match on the final day. Tiafoe defeated Miomir Kecmanovic, Bernabe Zapata Miralles, and Yasutaka Uchiyama in the previous rounds of the competition.
Taylor Fritz had put up a spectacular performance at the Indian Wells Masters when defeated Rafael Nadal in the finals to claim his maiden Masters1000 title. He had also clinched his second ATP title of the year at Eastbourne International. He had performed incredibly well at Wimbledon as he made his way to the quarter-finals but lost to Rafael Nadal.
Fritz defeated Denis Shapovalov in the semi-finals to reach his third final of the year and aim for another ATP title. He had received a walkover to the semi-finals after Nick Kyrgios handed a walkover and exited from the tournament citing an injury.
Frances Tiafoe vs Taylor Fritz: Prediction
Fritz has been pushed to three sets in all of his matches but has managed to bounce back. He has remained undefeated in his final appearances of the year as he has already two titles already. Tiafoe seems confident after his semi-final outing in the US Open and has better a bit well in the Japan Open dropping just one set on the way to the finals. But Fritz’s strong serve and forehand have been impressive and have helped him win crucial points along with his consistent shotmaking skills.
This will be the sixth time they both will play against each other and their head-to-head stands at 4-1 with Fritz having an upper hand over Tiafoe. The last time they both played against each other was in the Round of 32 at the Canadian Open where Fritz won in three sets.
Prediction: Fritz to win in three sets.
Frances Tiafoe vs Taylor Fritz: Live and Broadcast Details
- USA – Tennis Channel
- UK – Amazon Prime Video
- Australia – beIN Sport
- France– Eurosport
- Germany– Sky Deutschland
- Canada –TSN
- Japan – WOWOW
- India – Discovery
- Greece – OTE TV
Frances Tiafoe vs Taylor Fritz: Match Timings
- Melbourne– 6:30 PM
- Paris– 9:30 AM
- London– 8:30 AM
- New York– 3:30 AM
- Toronto– 3:30 AM
- Japan – 4:30 PM
- India– 1:00 PM
Prateek Pradhan
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