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AUSTRALIAN OPENFebruary 2, 2020Shingo KuniedaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia S. KUNIEDA/G. Reid 6-4, 6-4 THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. 10th Australian Open singles. Must be very proud. SHINGO KUNIEDA: Oh, yes, this is a big victory because I couldn't win last year Grand Slam. Now my age is 35. The rivals are very young. Sometimes I was feeling I don't have any more chance win Grand Slam. But today I could win, so it is very happy, yeah. Q. It's not just your 10th Australian Open, you have equaled a very prolific record in wheelchair tennis, 44 Grand Slams, equal to Esther. How does that feel, as well? SHINGO KUNIEDA: I don't care about record. It is different division between men and women. But Esther is the best player in wheelchair tennis, so it is a big honor, yeah, same, equal the Grand Slam title. Q. How great is it to start the year like this ahead of Tokyo later in the season? SHINGO KUNIEDA: Yes, this is a very good start for me. I changed a lot in winter, winter season. From two weeks ago I came Australia. I play good, really good, much better than last two year. I had the confidence to win this time, yeah. Q. Today really was like you were the chess master. Every time Gordon said 'check', you said 'checkmate'. You are a fan of a Japanese form of chess as well. How does that help your tennis? SHINGO KUNIEDA: Japanese chess, shogi, is not high level. But sometimes feeling same, same tactic between tennis and shogi. Yes, little bit help to my tactic I think. Q. You said you made some changes in the off-season. Can you tell us about those? SHINGO KUNIEDA: Yeah, I change racquet. I change my forehand, backhand, swing, how to swing. Q. Talk about the celebration at the end. Was it more of a sigh of relief at the end? SHINGO KUNIEDA: Yes, a lot of pressure on Grand Slam final for me. I didn't have a chance to win any more Grand Slam sometimes I think. I had a lot of pressure before the match. But, yes, I could play well. Gordon, as well, from first five games he was almost perfect. Yes, I was feeling this time is no chance again. But I just hit strongly. I wanted to play like practice in winter, so that's why I could win. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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