Australian Open Tennis Wheelchair Club Kunieda and Uechi Men and Women Singles Champion Feb. 2 16:30
Shingo Kunieda won the men's championship and Yui Uechi won the women's championship in the four major tennis tournaments and the wheelchair club singles at the Australian Open.
The Australian Open wheelchair club, which was held in Melbourne, Australia, had a men's and women's singles final on the last day of the tournament.
Of these, in the men's final, Kunieda, ranked No. 1 in the world ranking, competed with Gordon Reed, a British gold medalist at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, in seventh place in the world.
Kunieda struggled with the opponent's serve in both the first set and the second set, and although both were allowed to lead in the early stages, they fought tenaciously and decided to hit backhand at key points.
Kunieda won the 10th championship in 2 years with a straight win of 6-0 in the first set and 6-0 in the second set.
Kunieda won the championship in four major tournaments since the French Open of Adults, and has increased the total number of champions in the four major tournaments to "23".
On the other hand, in the women's final, Uechi, the second-place player in the world, played third-place in the world against Anik Fancourt of the Netherlands.
Uechi's base line, which he has been working on since last year, has been hit hard from the vicinity of the baseline, and his serve has been strong. He beat the first set 6-2 and the second set 6-2, and won a straight set count 2-0. Was.
Uechi won the championship in this tournament for the second time in three years, and with women's doubles.
It is the seventh title in two years since the French Open for Adults in the four major tournaments.
The first four major tournaments of the Paralympic Year were off to a good start with the ace of Japanese men and women who have been decided to represent the Tokyo Paralympics won together.
Kunieda: "Challenge without fear of change and win"
Shingo Kunieda said, "The finals of the four major tournaments have been defeated for two consecutive years, so I myself may be 36 years old this month, so I came up with the thought that it might be my last chance. I've spent a lot of modifications over the past year and I think it's in the best condition and I think that trying to do things without fear of change has led to this victory. "
He said that he had a good start in the year of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, "The difference from the rivals is small. Everyone grows so suddenly that I do not know when the power will reverse. I also want to be more focused and practice again." There was no appearance at all.
Uechi "I'm happy to win this tournament"
Yui Uechi said, "I think it's a difficult tournament because of the environment in which I can fight in the hot weather, so I'm glad I won this tournament. "
On the other hand, he said, "I'm very happy to win the championship, but at the moment I won, I wanted to end with my last service game." I did.