Tokyo: Kei Nishikori made a Japanese tennis medal alive with a hard and three-set victory in Single Single on Tuesday, after compatriot Naomi Osaka was eliminated from a female event in one of the biggest interference from the Tokyo match.
Nishikori, who won a bronze medal at Rio Games in 2016, said he felt confident in court despite admitting that it was difficult to play at home with a crowd absent from a tight pandemic compatibility in the capital.
“I just came here and I didn’t see the audience.
It’s very difficult to feel at home but I have a lot of support with my team, you know.
That’s the only good thing, maybe,” he said after 7-.
6 (5) 3-6 6-1 won over Marcos Giron in the United States in the second round.
“But I think I really enjoyed being in court, because I played well and this was something I dreamed of, you know, when I was little …
this was a great week, great I experienced.
I really enjoyed This week.
“Nishikori won tiebreak tightly above America who hit big in the first set but could not recover after the initial break down in the second, took the match by determining.
The 31-year-old enhancing his game in the last set, violating Giron served three times to establish a meeting with Ilya Ivashka from Belarus.
Nishikori, who defeated the fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the opening round, was ranked 69th in the world but had long been the top Asian player on a man’s tour, after reaching the four career shortly after running to the 2014 US final.
Play briefly suspended in the tennis park Ariake on Tuesday due to morning rain, even though the Marquee match was running forward on schedule with the roof in the central court.
The world number four Stefanos Tsitipas Greece responded to his defeat with Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon last month, releasing American 6-3 6-4.
Tsitipas associated his victory to improve “concentration and attention levels” at the Olympics.
Previous losses to Tiafoe have come a few days after he was beaten in the five setters who heartbreaking by Novak Djokovic at the top of the open French final.
Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who took court after playing back in the afternoon, also advanced with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Tomas Machac from the Czech Republic.
‘Open Women’s Draw’ Open Open Female Draw After the Four-Time Grand Slam Champion and number two two Osaka Downed 6-1 6-4 by Marketa Vondrousova from the Czech Republic.
Osaka, who returned to the competition this week after withdrawing from the open Frenchman in May citing mental health problems, never found his steps against Vondroustova ranked 42nd, connecting his losses with the pressure he faced as one of the most famous Olympic ambassadors in Japan , Vondroustova, who has never played Osaka before, described the match as one of the biggest wins in his career.
“Of course it’s one of the biggest.
Naomi is a great player, she has so many grand slam, so I know it will be a difficult match.
But I’m very happy with my game,” the 22-year-old child.
said.
Osaka’s defeat came after the top ranking, Barty Ash Australia and the number three world Aryna Sabalenka was released in the previous round.
France Open Champion Barbora Krejcikova was also beaten on Tuesday, losing 1-6 6-2 6-3 to Bencic Belinda Switzerland.
“This is very open now,” said Vondrousova, the next Meet Spain Paula Badosa.
“I think every girl plays very well.
Now the quarter-finals, so we will see.”
Kei Nishikori keeps Japan’s hopes of life after the defeat of Naomi Osaka
