Shingo Kunieda, a wheelchair tennis player who won all four major tournaments and the Paralympics and achieved the "Lifetime Golden Slam", responded to the interview for the first time after returning to Japan, saying "I want to win all four major tournaments in one year". Was shown.
38-year-old Kunieda won the men's singles in the wheelchair section of the Wimbledon Championship, one of the four major tennis tournaments this month, and achieved the "Lifetime Golden Slam" to win all four major tournaments and the Paralympics. Did.
Kunieda was interviewed by the press for the first time after her return to Japan after attending an event of her major clothing manufacturer in Taito-ku, Tokyo on the morning of the 21st.
Kunieda recalled with a smile about her achievement of "her lifelong golden slam", "She received the same response as last year's Tokyo Paralympic gold medal. ..
He said, "Practicing on the grass is not very possible in Japan, and there are different difficulties depending on the location, so I made it an issue, but I had an answer in myself, so I think this is an opportunity. Wimbledon's turf has an unrivaled difficulty, but I thought it was my last chance to win. I was able to play the best career match on turf. " did.
Based on the fact that he has won three of the four major tournaments so far, "I don't have much chance to win all four major tournaments in a year. I won the remaining US Open and won the four major tournaments in a year. I want to win the whole tournament, "he said, showing his willingness to achieve the annual Grand Slam.