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Sign upKei Nishikori vs Frances Tiafoe — R32 — Japan Open
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Japan OpenRound of 32
·500·HardCompleted
Oct 1, 2026·05:25 AM·1h 14m·Tokyo
Frances Tiafoe defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4 — Japan Open 2026 R32.
Kei Nishikori and Frances Tiafoe: Frances Tiafoe leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Second seed Frances Tiafoe needed 74 minutes to win in straight sets against home wild card Kei Nishikori in the Japan Open Round of 32. Tiafoe, ATP No. 8, reached the US Open semifinals last month. Nishikori, 36, entered at ATP No. 436, and his previous match on record was a loss in late July at the Washington Open. Tiafoe broke in the opening game. Nishikori broke back for 2-2 on what turned out to be his only break point of the match, but Tiafoe broke again in game 7 for 4-3 and closed out the set. The second set had a single break, Tiafoe's in game 3 for 2-1. Across the match, Tiafoe won 83 percent of his first-serve points, while Nishikori saved four of the seven break points he faced.