At the men's tennis tour held in Tokyo, the singles final of the wheelchair division was held, and Shingo Kunieda won the tournament consecutively.
On the 8th, the 6th day of the men's tour tournament "Japan Open" held in Koto-ku, Tokyo, the singles final of the wheelchair division was held.
In the final, 38-year-old Kunieda, who has won all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Paralympic Games in the “Lifetime Golden Slam,” played against 16-year-old Kaito Oda, who ranked fifth in the world.
In the first set, Kunieda displayed a variety of slow and slow shots to win four games in a row from the sixth game, winning 6-3.
In the second set, Oda made powerful shots one after another to draw momentum, while Kunieda won six games in a row and lost 2-6.
In the final 3rd set, both sides broke the service game, and the game was tangled up in a tie-break, but Kunieda showed a sharp shot that hit the course and took it 7-6, and the set count was 2 to 1. won the 2 hour 27 minute hot battle and won the tournament in a row.
In an interview after the match, Kunieda said, "It was a tough final match. Ever since Oda made her tour debut, I thought she would be beaten someday. Many times during the match, I thought, 'Is today the day?' , I managed to fight with the feeling that I could still show my uncle's power and let me win just a little more."
Also, since last year's Tokyo Paralympic Games, where he won the gold medal, were without spectators, he said, "This time, I was able to play in front of a full house, and it was a moment when another dream came true." .