Kei Nishikori defeated Belarusian players in the third round of the Tokyo Olympics and Men's Tennis Singles with a set count of 2-0, deciding to advance to the quarterfinals.
Nishikori took the first set after a tiebreaker, and the second set slammed at a stretch, taking 6-0 without letting the opponent hold the pace, with a set count of 2-0, making it the third consecutive Olympic tournament quarter. I decided to advance to the final.
"It was a paper-only match."
Kei Nishikori said, "The opponent's play was good, so I think it was a one-on-one match where it wouldn't be strange which one won. In the heat, I concentrated on playing only one point in front of me. I'm still in the future, so I'm confident of this victory and I'm going to the match tomorrow. "