In the first round of the men's singles at the Tokyo Olympics, Kei Nishikori, who ranked 69th in the world, defeated Andrey Rublev of the Russian Olympic Committee in 7th place with a set count of 2-0 straight to break through the first match. ..

Nishikori decides the service ace from the start, creates a rhythm with a stable return, and breaks in the fourth game.



After that, although he was robbed of the service game, he broke again and took the first set 6-3.



In the second set that followed, they kept each other's service games, but succeeded in breaking the seventh game, took the second set 6-4, and advanced to the second round with a straight win with a set count of 2-0. I decided.



Nishikori has defeated the top 10 players three years ago since November 2018, and has topped the first match of the Olympic men's singles for the third consecutive tournament.



Nishikori will face American Marcos Giron in the second round in 64th place in the world.

Nishikori "I was very calm and had a good match."

Nishikori said, "I'm surprised that I was very calm and had a good match for the first time in a long time. I was able to try to hit myself and mix various shots. I'm glad everything including the serve." Was there.



Regarding the evening match, he said, "When the temperature is high, my head gets stuck and I have to fight myself, so I was saved by the temperature where I could enjoy and play calmly."