Karatsev d. Mochizuki

Karatsev beat Mochizuki 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals at the Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo. Karatsev won 64 of 113 points (57%). Karatsev hit 6 aces to 3 and won 85% of points behind the first serve (29/34) against 70% for Mochizuki. Karatsev converted 2 of 6 break points and saved 1 of 1 faced; Mochizuki converted 0 of 1. The match was played on hard in Japan.