The wheelchair section of the French Open, the four major tennis tournaments held in Paris, began on the 4th, and Shingo Kunieda, who is aiming to win the singles for the first time in three years, has passed the first round.
Kunieda, who ranked first in the world in men's singles, played against Gordon Reid of England, who ranked fifth in the world, in the first round of the French Open.
Kunieda took the first set 7-6 in the reverse and took the second set 6-2, won the straight with a set count of 2-0, and decided to advance to the best four.
Yui Kamiji, who is second in the world ranking and aims to win the women's singles for the second time in a row, is participating in the tournament.
Last year, Momoko Ohtani, who won second place in the world for the first time, was absent due to poor physical condition.
Shingo Kunieda "I want to face the fair in the same way when I lose"
Shingo Kunieda said, "It was quite difficult until the 4th game of the 1st set, but I was able to rewind after correcting the serve. I was able to relax my body from the middle and keep that state until the 2nd set." I looked back.
In addition, while Naomi Osaka, who did not attend the post-match press conference at the French Open, attracted attention to the way each player thinks about the press conference, Kunieda said, "Speak comfortably when you are winning. Of course, I want to do the same when I lose. For example, on my SNS, I don't post only when I win, but when I lose, I post immediately. " I revealed my thoughts.