The wheelchair division of the Australian Open tennis tournament began on the 23rd, and Kaito Oda, who won the men's singles at the two Grand Slam tournaments last year, won his first match in straight sets and advanced to the quarterfinals.
The wheelchair division of the Australian Open began on the 23rd, and in the first round of the men's singles, world No. 1 ranked player Oda faced world No. 10 Takuya Miki.
The match started in the first set, with each player breaking the other's service game, but Oda took the point with a strong backhand in the 8th game, with the game count at 4-3. I won the set 6-3.
In the second set, he used a drop shot in the fourth game to get his first break of the set, and showed no signs of taking advantage of his opponent, winning five games in a row to decide the match at 6-1.
As a result, Oda won in straight sets, 2-0, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Last year, 17-year-old Oda won the French Open and Wimbledon Championships, two major tournaments, but lost in the final at the Australian Open and finished runner-up.