Tennis US Open Wheelchair Division Kunieda Uechi Advances to Semifinals September 11th 10:13
The wheelchair section of the four major tennis tournaments, the US Open, began, and Shingo Kunieda, who ranked first in the world for men's singles, and Yui Kamiji, who ranked second in the world for women's singles, both advanced to the semifinals.
The US Open wheelchair division was initially announced to be canceled because it was necessary to limit the number of people at the venue to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, but after that, it was criticized by athletes and others. It will be held in a different way.
The match began on the 10th, and Kunieda, the world's No. 1 player in the men's singles, defeated the world's No. 7 French player in the first round with a 6-3, 6-2 set count of 2-0 straight to advance to the semifinals. ..
Kamiji, who is second in the world in women's singles, defeated Momoko Otani, who is ninth in the world in the first appearance in the four major tournaments, 6-2 and 7-6 to win the Japanese confrontation.
The wheelchair section is held without spectators as in the event of healthy people who started earlier, and various infection prevention measures such as regular PCR tests for athletes and restricted range of activities are taken. It has been taken.