After managing to hold serve Eiichirō starts looking for an opportunity to break Miyagawa. Both hold serve and force a tiebreaker. With the score 6-5 Maruo in the tiebreaker Eiichirō decides to try and gamble to use his full stroke and steal a point. The gamble backfires and Miyagawa evens the score 6-6. However Eiichirō's gamble makes Miyagawa think too much during his serve. He falls victim to a double fault, giving Eiichirō the match point opportunity on his serve. Seeing no other choice, Miyagawa makes a move to the net to catch Eiichirō by surprise. However Eiichirō's racket happens to be in the right spot for a return from short distance. Eiichirō's miracle return gives him the tiebreaker 8-6 and the match 7-6. The crowd is shocked as the 5-seed has been knocked out.
Le match entre Eiichirô et Miyagawa approche de la fin. À la surprise générale, le score est très serré. Eiichirô semble avoir une chance de l'emporter ! Mais Miyagawa est un joueur solide, Eiichirô va donc devoir faire preuve d’audace et d’intelligence ! Monter à la volée, prendre des risques, déstabiliser son adversaire… la victoire est à ce prix !
