Kvitová, originally from nearby Bílovec, will compete in the Agel Open tournament against Jelena Rybakinová from Kazakhstan, who, like Kvitová, has a Wimbledon trophy.
In the evening Martincová will close the program against the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.
| Viewers can watch live broadcasts on the O2 TV Sport station and in multiple dimensions on O2 TV Tennis. From Friday, the final duels will be accompanied by a special studio led by Klára Janáčková and Libor Basík. In addition to the presenters, the O2 TV Tennis commentary team will also include Jakub Vančura and Martin Štefl. |
Kyrgios retired before the quarter-finals due to his knee
Australian Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Tokyo tournament shortly before the quarter-final match due to a pain in his knee. His American opponent Taylor Fritz went to the semifinals without a fight.
“I have struggled with the knee since the US Open. I went home, but I think I didn’t take a long enough break and I started training too early,” said Kyrgios, world number 20, who completed his first tournament. in Japan since he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the New York Grand Slam. “It’s sad. When your body lets you down, it’s not a good feeling,” added this year’s Wimbledon finalist.
Fritz, who is the highest scoring player of the tournament after the early elimination of Nor Casper Ruud, will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov. The other pair of semi-finals is made up of the American Frances Tiafoe and the Korean Kwon Sun-u.
| TOKYO (hard surface, $ 2,108,110 subsidy): |
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| Singles – Quarter-final: |
| Tiafoe (4-USA) – Kecmanovic (Serbian) 6: 0, 6: 4 |
| Kwon Sun-u (Korea) – Martínez (Sp.) 6: 3, 6: 0 |
| Fritz (3-USA) – Kyrgios (5-Aust.) No suit |
| Shapovalov (7-Can.) – Corič (9-Croatia) 6: 4, 6: 3 |
| ASTANA (hard surface, $ 2,054,825 grant): |
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| Singles – Quarter-final: |
| Tsitsipas (3-Greece) – Hurkacz (7-Pol.) 7: 6 (10: 8), 6: 3 |
| Rubljov (5-Rus.) – Mannarino (Fr.) 6: 1, 6: 2 |
