Just a week after their Laver Cup encounter, Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz are set to square off again, this time with the Tokyo Open crown on the line. Fritz came out on top in their Laver Cup clash, producing one of his sharpest performances of the season, but the broader head-to-head still leans in Alcaraz’s favor at 3–1.

Tuesday’s showdown is a battle between the World No. 1 and the World No. 5, creating a high-profile contest to determine this year’s winner in Tokyo.

Paths to the Final

Fritz’s road to the final has been anything but straightforward. The American faced a tough challenge in the opening round, going the distance against Gabriel Diallo, and then edged past Nuno Borges in a tight second-round battle. He fought through another deciding set to beat Sebastian Korda in

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