Oda on the Brink of History: ‘I Want You to See It’ – Gaito Oda Eyes Back-to-Back Championships in Thrilling Tennis Showdown
- The men's tennis Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024 (Japan/Tokyo, hard) was held on the 28th, where the singles semi-finals of the wheelchair tennis category were held.
- Kaito Oda defeated third seed Taku Sanada 6-2, 6-1 in straight sets to advance to the final.
- Oda, 18, won his first championship last year by defeating Sanada in the final.
Kaito Oda Advances to Final in Japan Open Wheelchair Tennis Category
Wheelchair Tennis Category Semi-Finals
The men’s tennis Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024 (Japan/Tokyo, hard) was held on the 28th, where the singles semi-finals of the wheelchair tennis category were held.
Kaito Oda defeated third seed Taku Sanada 6-2, 6-1 in straight sets to advance to the final.
Oda’s Road to the Final
The Japan Open wheelchair tennis category started in 2019. Oda, 18, won his first championship last year by defeating Sanada in the final.
This season, he won titles at the Australian Open (Australia/Melbourne, Hard, Grand Slam) and French Open (France/Paris, Red Clay, Grand Slam), as well as the Paris Paralympics (France/Paris, Red Clay, Grand Slam) held this month.
Oda, who defeated 6th seed Feng Xiaoming (China) 6-0, 6-0 in the first round, continued to perform well on this day.
Oda’s Thoughts on the Match
In an on-court interview, Oda said, ”In the beginning, I had a little bit of a hard time, and my volleys weren’t going in. But I continued to play my game and started getting volleys in, and I became aggressive, so it was a good match.”
Upcoming Final Match
In the final, he will face second seed G. Fernandez (Argentina).
The two met in the semifinals of the Paris Paralympic Games, with Oda emerging victorious.
Regarding the rematch after about a month, Oda said, “He is really powerful, and we played against him in the semifinals of the Paralympic Games, and I won and he got the bronze medal. I want it,”
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