Open Extended ReactionsTOKYO -- Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz beat No. 5 Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Tuesday for his eighth singles title this year. Alcaraz's 24th career singles title was clinched with a deft, sliced drop shot winner and reversed a loss in two sets last week to Fritz at the Laver Cup team event. The final in Tokyo was a ninth straight for Alcaraz since March, when he lost in the round of 64 at the Miami Masters. Fritz took a medical timeout after the first set for treatment on his left thigh, which was strapped during a changeover in the second set.