He was the revelation in the Tokyo tournament. Shintaro Mochizuki, number 215 in the ranking, surpassed Taylor Fritz, one of the favorites to win the trophy. The Japanese, who? has lost his first 11 matches on the ATP Tour Until last week, at 20 years old he achieved his second victory and made it to the quarterfinals. His first ATP victory came just the day before, again giving the surprise against Argentine Etcheverry, number 31 in the world. The Japanese, in emotion, could not hold back his tears.
It was the most special day for Mochizuki in his entire career.. In a match where Fritz seemed to be on track, the local tennis player overcame an initial 0-6 and tied the sets. In the end, after losing 2-5, Mochizuki forced a tie-break and, in front of his crowd, He won a match he will remember for the rest of his life.
The elimination of Fritz, tenth player in the world and also defending his title, was one of the great surprises of the tournament. Mochizuki showed a high level of personality and confidence. At just 20, he left a performance to remember with impressive points against a hobby dedicated to him from beginning to end.
A fun tennis player to watch who spread madness in his country and today the new young hope for Japanese tennis. In the junior category he is number one in the world and now seeks to move up the ranking positions. Now he will face the Australian and number 41 in the ranking, Alexei Popyrin, in search of a ticket that would give him access to the semi-finals.
Source: La Verdad
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