Ryuso Tsujino defeated Hideki Kaneko 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Japan Masters 3 round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ryuso Tsujino came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ryuso Tsujino extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Tsujino R. came through in three sets.