Uchijima broke for 3-2 and again for 4-3 in an 8 minute deuce game, then held for 6-4, while Shibahara broke back for 3-3 but could not sustain the pressure.

Shibahara broke for 3-3 after saving two break points for 2-3, then held for 5-4 saving two more, before Shibahara won the tiebreak in 11 minutes after Uchijima broke for 2-1.

Uchijima broke for 5-3 in a 5 minute deuce game, saving one break point, then held for 6-3 to clinch the match despite Shibahara's resilient holds for 2-2 and 3-3.