At the Australian Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments, the second round of the men's singles was held, and Yoshihito Nishioka, ranked 33rd in the world, defeated a Czech player in straight sets to advance to the third round.
Nishioka, who ranked 33rd in the world rankings and became the second seeded player after Kei Nishikori in the singles of the four major tournaments as a Japanese male player, is in the 31st seed.
On the 18th, the third day of the tournament, the second round of the men's singles was held, where he faced Dalibor Sbruchna of the Czech Republic ranked 216th in the world.
In the first set, Nishioka made the most of his footwork to get the first break in the second game.
In the second set, he showed tenacious rallies and sharp strokes that pierced the course, winning consecutively 6-4. I won in straight sets with 0.
Nishioka made it to the third round for the second time since the Australian Open three years ago, tying himself with his best results at the Grand Slam tournament.
In the third round, he will face 27-year-old American Mackenzie McDonald, ranked 65th in the world, who defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain, ranked 2nd in the world.