The women’s tennis Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024 (Japan/Osaka Morita Tennis Center Utsubo, Hard, WTA250) was held on the 16th, with the doubles quarterfinals being held.Eina Shibahara/L. Sigemund (Germany) beat S. Santamaria (USA)/Tan Qianhui (China) 2-6, 6-3, [10-7]They made a come-from-behind defeat and advanced to the top four.
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Shibahara and Sigemund defeated S. Murray Sharan (UK) and E. Silva (GB) in the first round in full sets to advance to the quarterfinals.
In the first set of that day’s quarterfinal match, Shibahara and Sigemund were tied 2-2 in the fifth game, winning four games in a row to take the lead. However, in the second set, they took the lead in the sixth game, trailing 2-3, and quickly won four games in a row, catching up to one set all.
In the final set, which was a 10-point tiebreak, Shibahara and Sigemund allowed their opponent four mini-breaks, but they surpassed them with five mini-breaks, winning the heated battle that lasted one hour and 28 minutes.
In the post-match press conference, Shibahara reflected on the quarterfinals.
“My opponent was doing well and was playing well, but my own tennis wasn’t that good, but I tried my best to win somehow and focused on myself, and my serves and returns were definitely good. I thought I had to do something.”
At the press conference, he also mentioned the combination with Sigemund.
“Communication is good. He leads well and is a player who is very easy to talk to. Overall, Sigemund’s strokes are quite slow, and his volleys have good placement and touch, so he is an all-rounder.” I feel like I’ve made some good points.”
This is Shibahara’s fifth match in this tournament, including the singles qualifying round. Four of the matches are full-set matches, and regarding his physical condition, he said, “I’m starting to feel a little sore, but the season is already over, so I feel like I’m pushing myself harder.It’s not that bad, and I feel like I can handle it at all.” So I think it’s okay.”
The victorious Shibahara and Sigemund will face in the semi-finals either the wild card pair (recommended by the organizer) Hibi Nao/Makoto Ninomiya or A. Moratelli (Italy)/A. Siscova (Czech Republic).
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