Tennis Japan Open Nishioka Advances to Second Round September 30 19:24
The men's tournament tournament “Japan Open” kicked off on the 30th, and Yoshihito Nishioka won the Portuguese player straight ahead of the second round.
The “Japan Open” was held at the Ariake Coliseum, which was refurbished for the next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and Serbian Novak Djokovic and other players participated.
On the 30th, the first round was held. Of these, Nishioka, 77th in the world, played against Joao Souza, Portugal, 62nd in the world.
If Nishioka takes the first set with a tenacious play and invites the opponent's mistakes and takes it 7-5, the second set does not pass the initiative by deciding a sharp backhand shot at the line, etc. I took 3 and proceeded to the second round with a straight win with a set count of 2-0.
After the match, Nishioka said, “I was happy to be able to break through the first round, but there was pressure. Next time I would like to face the opponent in the spirit of challenger and win with the support of everyone.”
In addition, the Japanese team went to the second round, with Gozo Soeda, who was 35th in the world and 37th in the world, won against Germany's Jan Leonard Stolf in a 2: 1 set count. Yuichi Sugita, who is 126th in the world, was defeated for the first time in the 30th place by losing straight to Croatian Marin Chirich with a set count of 0-2.
Kei Nishikori, who is ranked 8th in the world ranking, has forgotten to participate in the tournament to treat his right elbow.