By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, September 26, 2025
Photo credit: Jon Buckle/ROLEX
Taylor Fritz showed stiff resilience setting up an all-American clash in Tokyo.
Battling back from a break down in both sets, Fritz fended off Nuno Borges 7-5, 7-6(4) to reach his 10th quarterfinal of the season in Tokyo.
“I think at times I made it very hard for myself,” Fritz said. “I came out first game and was broken. The court I warmed up on was super fast to centre court, and I didn’t make first serves in the first game and then caught every ball super early. I did a really good job of breaking back.
“It is not too often I go down a break early and then went down a break down two times in the second set, but I fought really hard and did a great job of getting myself back in the sets.”
Laver Cup hero Fritz fired 15 aces against one double fault in a one hour, 54-minute win. Fritz will face Sebastian Korda for a semifinal spot.
Earlier, Korda swept 28-year-old Japanese wild card Sho Shimabukuro 6-1, 6-4. Korda saved all seven break points he faced for his fourth quarterfinal of the 2025 season.
Fritz has won two of three meetings vs. Korda.
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