Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jaume Munar in the semifinals of the Japan Open in Tokyo 5-7 6-3 6-1 and advanced to the final. The match result is reported by api.tennis.
Munar took the opening set, while Alcaraz claimed the next two
In the opening set, Munar edged ahead by the narrowest of margins: Alcaraz dropped it 5-7. In the second set, the momentum shifted: Alcaraz won 6-3 and sent the match into the deciding set.
The final set was the most one-sided. Alcaraz finished it 6-1, allowing Munar to take only one game. If the opening set went to Munar by a small margin, then in each of the next two Alcaraz's advantage in games became more pronounced.
On his way to the semifinal, Alcaraz beat Alex Michelsen, Matteo Arnaldi and Denis Shapovalov. Munar defeated Taylor Fritz, Jaime Faria and Kyrian Jacquet. In the match with Fritz, he also managed to win after losing the opening set: 6-7 6-4 6-3.