The four major tennis tournaments, the Australian Open, began on the 16th, and Yoshihito Nishioka, who became the first Japanese male player to be seeded in the singles of the four major tournaments since Kei Nishikori, went straight to a Swedish player in the first round. We won and got off to a good start.
The first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open, kicked off on the 16th in Melbourne, Australia.
The 27-year-old Nishioka ranked 33rd in the world rankings, his best ever, and became the second Japanese male player to be seeded in singles at the Grand Slam tournament, following Nishikori, and entered the 31st seed. .
In the first round, Nishioka faced Michael Emerl of Sweden, ranked 69th in the world, and in the first set, Nishioka took the first break in the third game and continued to hold the lead to 6-4. I took it with
In the second set, Nishioka continued to gain momentum by winning 6-2, allowing a break in the 3rd set and the second game, but he showed his characteristic tenacious play to take the score 7-5, and the set count was 3-0. I got off to a good start with a straight win.
If Nishioka wins the next two rounds and advances to the third round, he will match his best Grand Slam finish since the Australian Open three years ago.