Day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics saw the Tennis greats back in action after Round 1 at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The excitement doesn’t seem to stop here. Each player who progresses to the next round has to perform better than the previous day. So was seen, here at the 2nd round at the Ariake Tennis Park here in Tokyo.
Without wasting much time, we bring you the complete results and analysis of the madness that was witnessed here at the second round in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Also Read: Naomi Osaka continues her dominant run in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Stretching into the third round ????♀️@DaniilMedwed ends Sumit Nagal’s run 6-2 6-1 and will face Fabio Fognini next at #Tokyo2020
#Tennis | #Olympics pic.twitter.com/ioAmzcRdtZ
— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 26, 2021
Men’s Singles and doubles result: Tokyo Olympics
In the men’s section, World no. 2 Daniil Medvedev proved to be too strong for the Indian Sumit Nagal. The Russian won the match pretty comfortably with a scoreline of 6-2, 6-1. Another match saw Italy’s Fabio Fognini take on Belarus’ Egor Gerasimov. The Italian took some effort but eventually came out on top. He defeated Egor 6-4, 7-6.
German Alexander Zverev also displayed pure performance. He was all set to take on Columbia’s Elahi Daniel Galan and he pretty comfortably won it. The final scoreline read 6-2, 6-2. World no 1 Novak Djokovic took on Germany’s Struff Jan-Lennard. It was a no-brainer as to what the result of the match would have been. The Serb won the match pretty comfortably by 6-4, 6-3.
Most men’s singles match-wins at the #Olympics
13 – Roger Federer
12 – Andy Murray
11 – Novak Djokovic ????@DjokerNole claims sole ownership of 3rd place on the all-time list after seeing off Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-3#Tennis | #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/hhPpDUZ2Um— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 26, 2021
In the doubles section, Japan’s Kei Nishikori teamed up with his fellow countrymen Ben McLachlan. This duo defeated Great Britain’s Jamie Murray and his partner Neil Skupski. The match ended with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-4 in favor of the Japanese. The New Zealand duo of Daniell/Venus did not even touch the ball and proceeded to the next round.
They were given a walkover as their opponents could not make it to the court.
1️⃣2️⃣ aces and a win ????????
In just over an hour, No.4 seed @AlexZverev sails into the third round sweeping past Galan 6-2 6-2#Tokyo2020 | #Tennis | #Olympics pic.twitter.com/0jgquAbAzR
— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 26, 2021
Results: Day 2 complete Scorecard
Women’s Singles and doubles result: Tokyo Olympics
In the women’s section, we start our results with Naomi Osaka. The world no. 2 easily cruised past her way into round 3 of the Olympics. She faced off against Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic. The Japanese sensation came out on top defeating the Swiss star 6-3, 6-2. She was confident throughout the match and give her opponent any chance whatsoever.
The biggest sock came in form of Aryna Sabalenka. The in-form Belarus star stumbled and Croatian Donna Vekic took the advantage. The 3rd seed was shown her way out of the tournament. The Croatian emerged victorious with a scoreline of 4-6,6-3,7-6. The match lasted more than a couple of hours.
Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova saw her way out of the Tokyo Olympics. The all-experienced Czech was eliminated by Belgium’s Alison van Uytvanck 7-5, 6-3, 6-0.
In the doubles category, the Ukrainian pair of Kichenok/Kichenok took no time in eliminating their opponents. They defeated the Italian duo Errani/Paolini 7-6, 6-2. A breathtaking match saw 3rd seed the Nederland duo of Bertens/Schuurs getting eliminated by Russian duo Kudermetova/Vesnina 6-2, 3-6, [7-10].
That winning look ????????????
Focused and determined, @naomiosaka is embracing her “dream to be here, to play the @olympics“#Tokyo2020 | #Tennis | #Olympics
— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 26, 2021
Opening up the top half of the draw a little more… ????
World No.50 @DonnaVekic stuns No.3 seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) to notch a huge win for #CRO #Tokyo2020 | #Tennis | #Olympics pic.twitter.com/99gQF734Tl
— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 26, 2021
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