ATP Tokyo: Taylor Fritz Wins Title, Rises to World No. 8

Fritz Defeats Tiafoe in All-American Final

Taylor Fritz captured the ATP Tokyo title on Sunday, defeating fellow American Frances Tiafoe in an all-American final. The 24-year-old Fritz won 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in a match that lasted nearly two hours and 30 minutes.

It was Fritz's fourth ATP Tour title and his first since winning Indian Wells in March. The victory also saw him rise to a career-high ranking of world No. 8.

Fritz Overcomes Slow Start

Fritz started the match slowly, losing the first three games. However, he broke back in the fourth game and eventually forced a tiebreak, which he won 7-3.

Tiafoe broke serve in the first game of the second set, but Fritz broke back immediately. The set went to another tiebreak, which Fritz again won, this time 7-2.

Fritz Praises Tiafoe

After the match, Fritz praised Tiafoe for his performance.

"Frances is a great player," Fritz said. "He's one of the best players in the world, and he's going to be a top-10 player soon. I'm just happy to have gotten the win today."

Tiafoe Disappointed but Proud

Tiafoe was disappointed to lose, but he was also proud of his performance.

"I gave it my all today," Tiafoe said. "I came up short, but I'm proud of the way I played. I'm going to learn from this and come back stronger next time."