One of the four major tennis tournaments, the U.S. Open wheelchair division, men's singles semi-finals are Shingo Kunieda and Takuya Miki, who aim to achieve the "Annual Grand Slam" by winning all four major tournaments in the same year. , Kunieda won in straight sets and advanced to the final.
In the wheelchair division of the US Open held in New York on the 9th, the semifinals of the men's singles were held. It was a match between Japanese teams.
In the first set, Kunieda, who was active from the beginning, used powerful forehand shots and shook the opponent left and right to keep the initiative from beginning to end, winning the match 6-1.
In the 2nd set, Miki showed tenacity with his backhand shots near the line, but Kunieda made a series of powerful backhand shots to keep the game going smoothly and the score was 6-2. I won straight and advanced to the final.
In the finals, Kunieda will face England's Alfie Hewett, who is ranked No. 2 in the world.
Women's Yui Kamiji advances to the final
In the women's singles semi-finals in the wheelchair division, Tokyo Paralympic silver medalist Yui Kamiji, ranked 2nd in the world, beat the world's 7th ranked Dutch player in straight sets to advance to the final.
In the final, Uechi will face world No. 1 and Dutch Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Dide De's floater, aiming to win the tournament for the first time in five years.