The men's tennis tour tournament "Japan Open" opened in Tokyo, and Daniel Taro lost in straight sets to a Spanish player ranked 80th in the world in the first round of singles.
The men's tennis tour tournament "Japan Open", which was canceled for two consecutive years until last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, opened for the first time in three years at Ariake Tennis Forest in Koto-ku, Tokyo.
On the 3rd, the first round of singles and doubles was held, and world No. 95 Daniel played against world No. 80 Bernabe Zapata and her girlfriend Mirayes.
Daniel scored a sharp return ace in the 1st set and 7th game to break the service game, but he made a series of mistakes in the final stages and lost the set 5-7.
In the second set, they were able to make a mistake by their opponent with tenacious play and succeeded in breaking the match, but after that, they were pushed by the opponent's powerful shots and lost 5-7, losing in a straight set with a set count of 0-2.
At the post-match press conference, Daniel said, "It's sad and frustrating, but I think it was a very high-level match. The only disappointment was the result, and I was able to do most of what I set out to do."
On the 3rd, Shintaro Mochizuki, ranked 401st in the world, became Brandon Nakashima, ranked 47th in the world in the United States.
Also, in the doubles, the pair of Tsutomu McLachlan and Sweden lost in straight sets to the pair of British and Australian players.