Katsushi Fukuda defeated Toshiaki Sakai 2-6 7-6 7-5 in the China F3 semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Katsushi Fukuda came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Katsushi Fukuda extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Fukuda K. came through in three sets.
Katsushi Fukuda beat Toshiaki Sakai 2-6 7-6(0) 7-5. Umpiry, "Katsushi Fukuda vs Toshiaki Sakai — China F3 Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2002-08-19/fukuda-vs-sakai-china-f3-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 19 August 2002).