Kyu Tae Im defeated Michihisa Onoda 4-6 7-6 7-5 in the Japan F5 final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michihisa Onoda came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kyu Tae Im claimed a first win over Michihisa Onoda in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Im K. came through in three sets.