The Japanese national team plays host to the Olympics for the second time in a row. At the past OI-2016 in Rio, the team failed to break through the group stage. The victory over Sweden and the draw with Colombia did not help to advance to the playoffs. At the home Olympics, the team of the Land of the Rising Sun brilliantly performed this stage of the competition. The victory over South Africa (1:0) and Mexico (2:1) added confidence to the team before the final round, in which the Japanese defeated the French national team (4:0). By the way, with three goals Kubo is among the top three snipers of the tournament.
Shortly before the start of the Olympics, Elina Svitolina married Gael Monfils and there were fears in the predictions for the results of her performance in Tokyo. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian tennis player literally managed to break through to the semifinals on her veins and on her character. In the three starting fights in Tokyo, Elina needed to spend the maximum number of sets on the court to register victories. In a three-set format, they managed to outplay Siegemund (6-3, 6-7, 6-4), Tomljanovic (4-6, 6-3, 6-4) and Sakkari (5-7, 6-3, 6-4). The easiest for Elina was the quarterfinal match with Camila Georgi (6-4, 6-4). In the semifinals, Svitolina could not cope with the played out Marketa Vondrousova (3-6, 1-6). There were hints of a fight in that fight only at the start of the first game. More tennis betting tips can be obtained from the link provided.
