Medvedev became the first qualifier in 16 years to make the final in Tokyo by beating the 19-year-old from Richmond Hill 6-3, 6-3. The Russian saved the only break point he faced and has held serve in 36 of 40 service games this week. TOKYO—Canadian Denis Shapovalov fell short of reaching his first ATP Tour final, losing in straight sets to qualifier Daniil Medvedev in the Japan Open semifinals on Saturday. Shapovalov was attempting to become the first teenager in the Tokyo final since Michael Chang did it as a 19-year-old — 27 years ago. The Canadian remains in position to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals for the second year in a row.

Source: thestar October 06, 2018 17:59 UTC