Yasutaka Uchiyama defeated Liang Chi Huang 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Japan F1 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liang Chi Huang came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yasutaka Uchiyama claimed a first win over Liang Chi Huang in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Uchiyama Y. came through in three sets.