Hontama d. Kinoshita

Hontama beat Kinoshita 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinals at the W100 Tokyo. Hontama won 99 of 180 points (55%). Hontama hit 1 ace to 1 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (39/51) against 63% for Kinoshita. Hontama converted 5 of 11 break points and saved 3 of 5 faced; Kinoshita converted 2 of 5. The match was played on hard in Japan.