The wheelchair division semifinals of the men’s tennis tour tournament held in Tokyo took place and Shingo Kunieda, who is ranked 2nd in the world and aims for consecutive championships, won in two sets and decided to move on to the final .
The “Japan Open” men’s tournament held in Koto Ward, Tokyo held the semifinals of the wheelchair division on the 7th day of the 5th tournament day and this year the “lifetime golden slam” to win all four major tournaments. and the Paralympic Games Kunieda, which he won, played against world number 6 Takuya Miki.
In the first set, Kunieda took the lead with quick chairs and sharp shots left and right, and managed to break through four times to win the set 6-2.
In the first part of the second set, they fought against the opponent’s powerful serve, but kept the momentum up to the end with skillful net play and other techniques, winning the match 6-3 in two sets to progress to the final.
In the press conference after the game, Kunieda said: “I was able to play well and close the key points. I think there will be a lot of spectators in the final tomorrow, so I can’t wait to see how I can play.” C ‘is.”
Kunieda will face 8th Kaito Oda, 16, fifth in the world in the final.
