On the 24th, the second day of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the tennis competition began, and Kei Nishikori and Ben McLachlan and Misaki Doi, the women's singles, decided to advance to the second round in the men's doubles.

In the first round of the men's doubles, a pair of Nishikori and McClaclan participated and played against a pair of Portuguese Joao Sousa and Pedro Sousa.



From the start of the game, when he took the initiative with Nishikori's service ace and McClaclan's smash, he took the break for the second consecutive time and took this set 6-1.



In the second set that followed, when he broke the fifth game and gained an advantage, he did not allow the opponent to break with a breathtaking combination, took this set 6-4, and advanced to the second round with a straight win of 2-0. I decided.



Also, in the first round of women's singles, Misaki Doi, who is 94th in the world ranking, played against Renata Sarasua of Mexico in 133rd place in the world, and won straight with a set count of 2-0 in the second round of the women's singles. I proceeded.



On the other hand, Taro Daniel, who finished in the top 16 of the men's singles in the previous tournament, played a fierce battle with Italy's Lorenzo Sonego, who ranked 26th in the world, in the first round, but the match time was 3 hours and 8 minutes, but the set count. I was unfortunately defeated 1 to 2.



In addition, Nao Hibino, 77th in the world, who participated in the first round of women's singles, and Yuichi Sugita, 114th in the world, who participated in men's singles, both lost with a set count of 0-2.



In the first round of the women's doubles, the pair of Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya lost to the Australian pair with a set count of 0-2.

Taro Daniel "I'm sorry, but I've done it."

Taro Daniel, who lost to an Italian player in the first round of the men's singles, looked back on the match over three hours and said, "I'm sorry, but I think it was a perfect match. Now I want to positively accept that I have had this experience. "



For the first round of the men's doubles on the 25th, "I think there were many people who supported me on TV today, and I'm really happy if there are people who enjoy watching sports even in such a difficult situation. Tomorrow is such an experience. I want to do my best so that I can deliver it. "

Misaki Doi "I'm happy to play in Tokyo"

Misaki Doi, who decided to advance to the second round by beating the Mexican player in the first round of the women's singles, said, "I was conscious of playing calmly and calmly. I am very happy to be able to play in Tokyo." rice field.



On top of that, "I don't know how much energy I can get, but what I can do is play tennis and have everyone see it. In that, I want to cherish each race and do my best to get closer to the medal." I was talking.

Hibino Nao "Aiming for the next Paris"

Nao Hibino, who lost in the first round of women's tennis doubles, said, "I saw the staff happily treating the players with a spirit of hospitality, and I thought Japan was wonderful. As an athlete, my country I am happy and proud to be at the Olympic Games. "



After that, he said, "I couldn't attend the opening ceremony this time, so I'm aiming for the next Paris."

Makoto Ninomiya "I want to aim for a medal at the next Olympics"

Makoto Ninomiya, who paired with Hibino, said about the stage of the first Olympics, "I'm honestly disappointed, but I'm very happy to be able to fight here, and I realized that I'm getting a lot of support from the Japanese people again. I wasn't in the audience, but I tried to play well, "he said.



He was enthusiastic, saying, "I would like to use this experience as a source of strength and aim for a medal at the next Olympics."