Tennis French Open Wheelchair Kunieda Uechi wins the first match at 2:17 on October 8
The wheelchair division opened on the 7th at the French Open, the four major tennis tournaments held in Paris, and both Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji broke through the first round of singles and advanced to the semifinals.
Kunieda, who is ranked number one in the world ranking for the eighth time in two years in the men's singles, played against a French player in the first round and won straight 6-2, 6-0 and 2-0.
Kunieda will win three consecutive tournaments following the Australian Open and the United States in this year's four major tournaments.
On the other hand, Uechi, who is aiming to win the women's singles for the fourth time in two years, played against a Dutch player in the first round and lost the first set 6-7, but the second set. 6-2, and regained the final 3rd set 6-1 and won the game in a come-from-behind victory with a set count of 2 to 1.
Momoko Otani, who is also the 10th place in the world to participate in the women's singles for the second time in the four major tournaments, played against South African players and advanced to the semifinals with a straight win of 6-4, 6-1 and 2-0.
Otani won his first victory in the four major tournaments.