◇26th ◇Playoff Women’s Final ◇Yoyogi Second Gymnasium, Tokyo
Kinoshita Avieru Kanagawa (1st place in the regular season) won the match count 3-2 and achieved the long-cherished first victory.
While the game count was held first, they caught up with the tie in the fourth game and won the victory match following that. He won a close match with Nippon Life Red Elf (3rd place in the regular season).
Miyu Nagasaki (20) and Miwa Harimoto (14) won 2-1 in the first match, but Miu Hirano (22) in the second singles match and Miwa Harimoto (14) in the third match. was defeated and left behind.
Miyu Kihara (18) saved the predicament. She continued to return her powerful right forehand to the platform in the fifth and final game (G) of a tied fourth game to take the win 3-2.
Kihara also participated in the victory match and defeated Mima Ito (22). With a big success that took two matches by himself, he led to the first annual champion.
Kanagawa overwhelmed the regular season with 15 wins and 5 losses. 10 points behind 2nd place. Even in the playoff final, they played tenacious table tennis while Nippon Life took the initiative. Kasumi Ishikawa (30) and others on the bench continued to call out, and the team pulled together to win.
Nippon Life, who lost, crawled up from 3rd place in the regular season, but suffered a come-from-behind loss and missed the fifth straight victory.
◇ 5th day ◇ 27th ◇ Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium ◇ Women’s singles 6th round
Kasumi Ishikawa (29 = Zen-Noh), a team silver medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (Olympics) and the most active player in all Japan, has decided to advance to the quarterfinals with a come-from-behind win. The moment she wins, she raises her hands up and makes a fist pose. “She’s been champion five times,” she rallied, bouncing back from her downfall.
They dropped 2 times in a row from the 3rd game (G), which was 1-1, and they were on the edge of 1-3, but they didn’t give up. Two games in a row from the 5th G brought it to the juice and took it together. Even in the final G, he continued to attack the opponent’s forehand side and won a full-set fierce battle.
“I think it’s okay to compliment yourself today.”
I chewed on it with a soft expression.
Miyu Kato (23 = Kichijoji Table Tennis Club), who played once morest her, was defeated in the previous tournament, but she also achieved revenge following two years. “She can get through a tough game and get the momentum going,” she quipped.
Since the 2012 London Olympics (Olympics), he has won three consecutive Olympic medals. However, in the women’s singles selection race for the Paris Olympics, she was 7th before the tournament. She was eliminated in the second round of the third round last November and held her head immediately following the match.
This tournament also serves as a selection, but he declared, “I’m not thinking regarding it.” I decided to focus on the game in front of me.
The opponent of the quarterfinals on the 28th is Hitomi Sato (25 = Miki House), the representative of last year’s world championship women’s group. “She wants to hit it regardless of age,” she tightened.
Ishikawa, who will turn 30 in February, has the will to lead the table tennis world.[Daisuke Fujitsuka]
The number of points added in this tournament
1st place = 60 points, 2nd place = 50 points, 3rd and 4th place = 40 points, 5th to 8th place = 25 points, top 16 = 10 points, top 32 = 5 points
Novak Djokovic continues to explode in hot form, defeating Andrey Rublev 3-0 in a decisive set, reaching the semi-finals. Australian Open 2023 comfortable
The first tennis Grand Slam of the year.Australian Open 2023in Melbourne Park, Australia On Wednesday, January 25, the highlight was the men’s singles final eight, which was a duel between the two top hitters. Novak Djokovic World No. 5 from Serbia vs. Andrey Rublev 6th in the Russian world
The results of the competition showed that Djokovic showed strong form. Former world number 1 and owner of this 9-time champion beat Rublev in 3 straight sets 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4, reaching the semi-finals as expected. The race takes only 2 hours and 3 minutes.
However, in the last 4 rounds, “Nole” will meet with Tommy Paul A 25-year-old young hitter, 35th hand in the world from the United States. which made it possible to reach the Grand Slam playoffs for the first time After beating fellow countryman Ben Shelton 3-1 in the set, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4.
For the semi-finals between Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul and the other pair, Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) and Karen Khachanov (Russia) will compete on the day. This Friday the 27th of January
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The journalists boycotted the press conference of the head coach of the Armenian national team, Joaquín Caparros, demanding his resignation following the defeat with a score of 0:5.
The Spanish specialist commented on the defeat from the Ukrainian team in the penultimate round of the League of Nations.
“We were not able to give a decent answer. I think the score was too heavy for us. The Ukrainians acted as efficiently as possible. This is the mark of a good team. We played once morest a very strong team,” said Caparros.
The Armenian national team suffered the fourth defeat in a row.
