Kei Nishikori, a tennis player who is preparing to participate in the Olympic Games for four consecutive tournaments, will enter the venue for two days in a row, and on the 21st, he will be in charge of putting up a racket string that he will always show his face at the Olympic Games. I visited.
At the "Ariake Tennis Forest" in Koto-ku, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Olympics tennis match is held, the players are making final adjustments for the actual tournament.
Of these, Nishikori, who will be participating in the Olympic Games for the fourth consecutive time since the 2008 Beijing Games, has been practicing at the venue since the 20th, and on the 21st, he will put up a string when he arrives at the venue after 10 am before the practice. I visited the person in charge, Hiroyasu Tamakawa (44).
Nishikori always showed his face to Mr. Tamagawa before the match in all three tournaments so far, and while handing his racket on the 21st, he said, "The humidity in Japan is greater than in the United States. I was exchanging words in a relaxed manner.
Mr. Tamagawa has been interacting with Nishikori for more than 20 years, and Nishikori won the championship in the sixth grade of elementary school, and he was the first nationwide tournament to put up a string.
After that, he refined his skills and put up strings at tennis tour tournaments, one of the four major tournaments, and the Australian Open.
Like Nishikori, the Olympics are four consecutive tournaments.
Mr. Tamagawa said, "I was conscious of Nishikori's success in the world, and I was also inspired. I am deeply moved that the players I have seen since I was little will challenge the fourth Olympic Games. The room where I am working. I'm supporting you from the beginning, so I want you to show your best performance. "