Tennis: Uchiyama advances to Japan Open second round

Yasutaka Uchiyama progressed to the second round of the Japan Open by beating Croat qualifier Franko Skugor on Monday.Uchiyama, ranked 214th in the world, defeated No. 324 Skugor 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, earning his first win in the main singles draw of an ATP tour event.Uchiyama broke Skugor's serve in the second game of the first set before rain halted play at Ariake Tennis Forest Park.With the match even after Skugor won the second set, Uchiyama broke in the fourth game of the final set and never trailed after that, wrapping it up in 2 hours, 4 minutes."I have no words to express how happy I am," …READ FULL ARTICLE