Germany were leading at the end of the first half but Japan scaled up their game in the second half, scoring in the 75th minute through Ritsu Doan and in the 83rd minute through Takuma Asano.
Japan made a scintillating comeback to create a massive upset against Germany, defeating the four-time champions 2-1 in the group E match of the FIFA World Cup at the Khalifa International Stadium on Wednesday.
The current ICC Men's Cricket World Cup champions faced successive defeats and the journey from winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 to being defeated in Australia happened in just 10 days.
Germany were leading at the end of the first half but Japan scaled up their game in the second half, scoring in the 75th minute through Ritsu Doan and in the 83rd minute through Takuma Asano.
The Serbian's high-quality return game proved to be a huge difference between both players. He carved out all five break-point opportunities in the match. Ruud also hit strongly, but the 'Big Match Djokovic' was too good for him in this 93-minute battle for the title
Djokovic passed a stern semis test, defeating the American by 7-6(5), 7-6(6). He is now just one win away from equalling Swiss legend Roger Federer's record of six titles at the prestigious event that concludes the season
The sixth seed clinched a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over the Greek to set up a clash with Casper Ruud in semifinals. Though Rublev was one set down, his groundstrokes helped him clinch his 51st tour-level win of the season.
Rune has now won 14 of his last 16 matches after reaching the finals in three of his last four competitions, including a title run in Stockholm. Given that he started this week as the World No. 18, the stretch allowed him to make his debut in the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings.