Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Yasutaka Uchiyama"

Mar 04, 2018

Uchiyama Fires Smash Off A Smash In Yokohama Final 2018

Watch as Yasutaka Uchiyama claims Hot Shot honours en route to the title on home soil in Yokohama, Japan.

Oct 08, 2017

Mclachlan/Uchiyama Complete Dream Week With Tokyo Crown

Ben Mclachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama had the Ariake Colosseum rocking on Sunday afternoon at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 when they became the first all-Japanese titlists in Tokyo for 12 years. Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Japan watched the historic final unfold. Mclachlan, New Zealand-born by a Japanese mother, and Uchiyama defeated second-seeded Briton Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares of Brazil 6-4, 7-6(1) in one hour and 32 minutes for their first ATP World Tour team title. "It hasn't really sunk in," said Uchiyama. "We have been the challengers all week and today as well, but I noticed that they were feeling the pressure and at that point, we were able to play well and push our...

Oct 07, 2017

Japanese Duo Reaches Tokyo Doubles Final

Ben Mclachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama became the first all-Japanese team to reach the Tokyo final in 12 years on Saturday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017. The wild card team defeated Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico and Chile’s Julio Peralta 7-5, 6-4 in the semi-finals, much to the delight of hundreds of spectators watching in the Ariake Colosseum. The pair will now face second seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares on Sunday, where they hope to follow in the footsteps of Japan’s Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki who captured the 2005 trophy with victory over Simon Aspelin of Sweden and Australia’s Todd Perry. Meanwhile, at the China Open in Beijing, top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers set a...