The first round of the men’s tennis Hyogo Noah Challenger (Japan/Hyogo, indoor hard, ATP Challenger) singles qualifying round was held on the 10th, and world No. 801 Rei Sakamoto, who is participating as a wild card (recommended by the organizer), 7th seed D. Sweeney (Australia)
The first round of the men’s tennis Hyogo Noah Challenger (Japan/Hyogo, indoor hard, ATP Challenger) singles qualifying round was held on the 10th, and world No. 801 Rei Sakamoto, who is participating as a wild card (recommended by the organizer), He defeated No. 7 seed D. Sweeney (Australia) in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, advancing to the preliminary final and putting himself in position to qualify for the main draw.
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This is the second consecutive year that 18-year-old Sakamoto will be participating in the qualifying rounds of the tournament. Last year, they were eliminated in the first round of qualifying.
In the first round, where he faced Sweeney, who is ranked 330th in the world, Sakamoto made eight service aces and won points with a 77% probability on his first serve. He continued to hold his opponent without giving him a single break, and in the return game he was able to break three times and win in straight sets in 1 hour and 17 minutes.
With the victory, Sakamoto will advance to the main draw and will face second-seeded Bai Yang (China) in the preliminary final. Bayh defeated C. Negritu (Germany), ranked 407th in the world, in the first round of qualifying.
In the first qualifying round held on the same day, in addition to Sakamoto, other Japanese players such as 10th seed Masayuki Imamura, world No. 374 Kaitomo Uchida, and world No. 391 Hiroki Moriya also advanced to the preliminary final.
In addition, second seed Daniel Taro and sixth seed Yasutaka Uchiyama will be participating in this tournament as seeds. Also participating are Masashi Shimabukuro, ranked 171st in the world, Yuta Shimizu, ranked 211th in the world, and Shintaro Mochizuki, ranked 248th in the world. In addition, wild cards Yosuke Watanuki, 290th place, Naoki Nakagawa, 375th place, and Tatsuki Matsuda, 515th place, will also participate.
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