DThe Olympic Games continue to accelerate. There is the next medal, more disappointments, the next cheer, some special stories. Every morning, FAZ.NET will outline what has happened during the German Night, which is a 7-hour time difference from Japan.
Poor table tennis fortune: Patrick Franziska and Patriza Soria Was very close to being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the first table tennis competition in the Tokyo Olympics. Despite the 10-6 lead in the final set, the third place in the World Championships was defeated by Japanese players Jun Mizutani/Mima Ito 3:4. The dramatic match at the Metropolitan Stadium lasted 73 minutes. In the face of Mizutani, who won the bronze medal in Rio in 2016, and Ito, who ranked second in the world, the Germans achieved an unexpected victory on the racket, but they did not want to reach the last point. After the failure, they were downcast in disappointment.
Sheet metal in swimming: Henning Mühlleitner almost missed a medal. The 25-year-old athlete finished fourth in the 400m freestyle. Mühlleitner unexpectedly became the best player in the final, giving hope to the German swimmer’s first medal since 2008. “Now of course it is a tin or wooden sign, or whatever you like to call it, but it doesn’t bother me very much,” Mulettner said, “I am very satisfied with what I have achieved today.”
Disappointment with Judo: Also on the second day of the Olympic Judo competition, the German starter was eliminated in the first game. Sebastian Seidl from Abensberg was penalized for overtime in a 66-kilometer heavyweight match with Russian Jakub Schamilow And lost the game. The 31-year-old man was punished by the third scholar and was therefore disqualified.
surprise In terms of tennis: With the end of the Wimbledon championship Ashley Barty On the second day of the game, the first big surprise appeared at the Tokyo Olympic Tennis Tournament. The Australia’s number one player in the world lost to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in two sets 4:6 and 3:6 in his Olympic debut. Sorribes Tormo is 48th in the world. In addition to the world’s second-ranked Japanese player Naomi Osaka (which will also start the game on Sunday), Batty is considered a popular candidate for the gold medal.
Tennis questions: For the two-time Olympic champion Andy Murray The Tokyo Summer Games ended alone before its debut. Due to a thigh problem, the 34-year-old Scottish professional tennis player withdrew from the game a few hours before his planned first round. In doubles, he wants to play against German combination Kevin Kravitz and Tim Putz in the round of 16.
