In the second round of women's singles in wheelchair tennis at the Tokyo Paralympics, Yui Kamiji defeated a Brazilian player with a straight set count of 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Uechi, who is aiming to win a gold medal in the women's singles for wheelchair tennis at the Tokyo Paralympics, faced the second round at Ariake Tennis Forest in Koto-ku, Tokyo on the 30th.
Uechi, who is second in the world ranking, grabbed the pace with a serve or an accurate shot and took the first set 6-0, and took the second set 6-0 without giving a chance to the opponent, and set count 2-0. I decided to advance to the quarterfinals with a straight win.
"Raise another gear" for the Uechi quarterfinals
Uechi said, "The players I played against were tall and powerful, and they served well, so I wanted to keep pace before I got into shape, but I struggled more than my score." I don't use a wheelchair in my daily life, so I thought there was a weakness in operating a wheelchair. I was conscious of moving it anyway. "
For the quarter-finals, he said, "No matter which player comes, I can't win unless I raise another gear, so I want to make adjustments."