Overview

• Carlos Alcaraz came from a set down to defeat Casper Ruud 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, having not dropped a set earlier in the week.
• He advances to his 10th final of the season and ninth in a row, underscoring his late-season consistency.
• Taylor Fritz awaits in the Tokyo title match after beating Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-4, a week after Fritz defeated Alcaraz at the Laver Cup.
• A win in Tokyo would give Alcaraz the 24th title of his professional career.
• After Tokyo he is slated to lead the Shanghai Masters field as the top seed with a first-round bye, with a projected path that could include Cameron Norrie, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander De Minaur or Karen Khachanov, and Alexander Zverev or Lorenzo Musetti.