At the Australian Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments, the second round of the men's singles was held, and Yosuke Watanuki, who made it through the qualifying rounds and won his debut match in his first appearance in the four major tournaments, went straight to an American player. was defeated.
24-year-old Watanuki was bounced off the qualifying wall of the four major tournaments seven times from the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, and made it through the qualifying for the first time at this tournament, and on the 16th, won the debut match of the first round of the men's singles. rice field.
In the second round of the men's singles held on the third day of the tournament, Watanuki faced Sebastian Korda of the United States, ranked 31st in the world, and finished 2-6 in the first set and 5-7 in the second set. dropped it.
The third set was also unable to take the initiative, and was taken 4-6, lost in a straight set with a set count of 0-3, and was eliminated in the second round.
In addition, Taro Daniel, ranked 94th in the world, played Denis Shapovalov of Canada, ranked 22nd in the world, and lost the first set 3-6, the second set 6-7, and the third set 5-7. , Lost in a straight set count of 0 to 3.