Alcaraz and Fritz's Debut, Humbert-Brooksby: Tokyo Schedule for Thursday, September 25
The first round of the ATP 500 in Tokyo continues this Thursday, September 25, featuring the debut of the two top seeds: Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz.
The Center Court schedule will begin at 4:00 AM French time with a match between Yoshihito Nishioka and Luciano Darderi.
No earlier than 5:30 AM, Taylor Fritz will face Gabriel Diallo. Following that, no earlier than 9:00 AM, Casper Ruud will take on Shintaro Mochizuki.
The match will be followed by Carlos Alcaraz playing his first match in Tokyo against Sebastian Baez.
Last year's finalist, Ugo Humbert, will play at 4:00 AM on the Kinoshita Group Show Court against Jenson Brooksby. Third seed Holger Rune will play later in the day on the same court against Hamad Medjedovic.
The full schedule can be found below.
Programme de Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships du Thursday 25 September :
Colosseum à 03h00
Darderi bat Nishioka 76 63
Fritz bat Diallo 46 63 76
Ruud bat Mochizuki 46 61 61
Alcaraz bat Baez 64 62
Kinoshita Group Show Court à 03h00
Brooksby bat Humbert 76 63
Shimabukuro bat Machac 63 76
Nakashima bat Thompson 67 76 62
Rune bat Medjedovic 76 61
Court 1 à 03h00
Korda bat Giron 46 63 76
Vukic bat Dzumhur 64 36 63
Quinn bat Michelsen 75 62
Bergs bat Tabilo 16 76 76
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