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Alcaraz Exacts Quick Fritz Revenge, Tokyo champion debut

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September 30, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz made some quick revenge on Tuesday at Taylor Fritz of the Open Tennis Championship at the Kinoshita Group Japan, where he ousted the Americans to win his eighth title of the season.

From his Laver Cup defeat to Fritz, he ranked No. 1 in the world, stamped in Tokyo with a 6-4, 6-4 championship match, making his debut at the ATP 500 event. Alcaraz now has 67 tour wins and eight trophys in 2025, according to Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, and he threatens to improve the victory of his rival Jannik Sinner, 73 wins from last year.

“It’s my best season so far, without a doubt,” Alkaraz said. “Eight championships, 10 finals…it shows that my efforts are just to experience these moments and achieve my goals. I didn’t start that year, struggling emotionally, so how I came back, I really feel proud of myself and everyone around who helped me in this position.”

Another city, another crown👑🏆@CarlosalCaraz He defeated Fritz 6-4 6-4 to conquer Tokyo for the first time and won his 8th title of the season.@Japanopentennis | #kinoshitajotennis pic.twitter.com/qhubasqptp

– ATP Tour (@atptour) September 30, 2025

Alcaraz has won three consecutive championships in the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, the U.S. Open and now Tokyo since losing to Sinner in the Wimbledon final in July. The 22-year-old Spaniard tied with Alexander Zverev for the most born since 1990 with his 24th Professional Tour champion.

Although Fritz received twice a medical timeout to be treated on his left thigh, he couldn’t curb Alcaraz’s trademark firepower in the finals, but he strengthened his bid to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals. Last year’s runner-up jumped fifth in the PIF ATP live match.

There are many breathtaking winners and early entertainment in the first ATP 500 final between the two top 5 players since October last year. However, this is not without drama, and there is a greater focus on Alcaraz.

After Alcaraz shot a high backhand shooter into the net after nine strokes in Game 4, the Spaniard bent over and bent over the back of the court to resume breathing. He received a time violation warning from ATP referee Fergus Murphy before adding a few more seconds to reorganize, but then he found a trademark group on Fritz to hold the service in subsequent views.

Watch Alcaraz take Fritz

With his usual explosive forehand and instinctive reward, Alcaraz drowned Fritz from every corner of the court, eventually turning his sixth breakout point into serving the opener. In the first set, the Spaniard had a 9.7 shot on his forehand wing, from which he shot seven winners, with only four unforced errors.

“I like it every second [apart from] I was on the floor for five minutes after I injured my ankle. The week starting with the ankle was not good, and the way I came back from it, I was so happy about it. ”

Fritz made a medical timeout at the end of the first set to receive treatment on his left thigh, and was tied up three games after the second game. The American’s movement was greatly hampered, and he struggled to deal with the diversity of Alkaraz in the second set.

Even though Fritz drilled a low backhand champion in the racing team to win a race, Alcaraz resumed the race in his second attempt after 93 minutes. Now, he leads Fritz 4-1 in the Lexus ATP Head2head series.