Archive for category: Kei Nishikori
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Almagro, Nishikori and Janowicz into 3rd round in Melbourne
10th seeded Nicolas Almagro stormed into the third round of this year’s Australian Open in Melbourne after overcoming countryman Daniel-Gimeno Taver 6-4 6-1 6-2. The Spaniard dropped his serve only once in the entire match, breaking his opponent six times on his way to victory in one hour and 41 [...] -
Murray beats Nishikori, will play Dimitrov in Brisbane 2013 final
Defending champion Andy Murray booked his place in the Brisbane International 2013 final after his opponent Kei Nishikori of Japan retired when trailing 6-4 2-0. Nishikori started the match a lot better, taking a 4-1 lead. It was when Murray picked himself up and bagged the next seven games. The [...] -
Murray to face Nishikori in Brisbane International semis
Andy Murray secured his semi-final spot at the Brisbane International 2013 tournament with a 6-4 7-6 (3) victory over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. The Australian crowd was witness to a fairly high quality match, with serve dominating the encounter. However, the British US Open 2012 champion managed to take his [...] -
Dolgopolov sets up Nishikori QFs in Brisbane
No.4 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine made his way into the Brisbane 2013 quarter-finals as his opponent Jarkko Nieminen of Finland was forced to retire due to migraine when trailing 6-2 4-1. After Dolgopolov racing to take the first set, Nieminen looked weak and his movement deteriorated quite a bit. [...] -
Simon and Nishikori reach quarter-finals in Brisbane
Third seeded Gilles Simon of France started the season on a positive note as he eliminated Colombian Alejandro Falla in the second round of the 2013 Brisbane International tournament, prevailing 7-6 (5) 7-6 (5). After a hard fought first set, the Frenchman went up a break at the start of [...] -
Nishikori beats Matosevic, Mayer also through in Brisbane
No.5 seed Kei Nishikori reached the second round of the 2013 Brisbane International after defeating Australian Marinko Matosevic 7-5 6-2. Matosevic went up a break at the beginning of the first set, but couldn´t capitalise and not only did the Japanese player claw back the break, he took the Australian´s [...] -
Janowicz beats Cilic in Paris, Nishikori defeats Paire
World no.65 Jerzy Janowicz upset the 13th seeded Marin Cilic in the second round of the Paris Masters 2012, beating him in straight sets 7-6 (6) 6-2. This year has been spectacular for the Polish qualifier, who worked his way up the rankings from the 222th position at the beginning [...] -
Mayer beats Tomic in first round of Shanghai, Nishikori also wins
German Florian Mayer advanced into the second round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012 after beating Australian Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-0. This was the third win for the German against Tomic, who is yet to beat Mayer on the tour. After a fairly tight first set, Tomic didn’t stand a [...] -
Nishikori beats Raonic to lift Tokyo 2012 trophy
Kei Nishikori capped off his great week at Japanese Open 2012 in Tokyo with another outstanding performance as he defeated Milos Raonic in the three-set final match. Sixth seed Raonic had a more than busy semifinal against defending champion Andy Murray yesterday, and could probably not recover in time to [...] -
Nishikori defeats Baghdatis to enter Japan Open 2012 final
Kei Nishikori moved into Japanese Open 2012 final after sweeping away a surprise semifinalist Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets. It is the end of the Tokyo road for Baghdatis who upset Juan Monaco in second round, while eighth-seeded Japanese is ready to take his second ATP title after conquering [...] -
Nishikori upsets Berdych, plays Baghdatis in Tokyo semis
Marcos Baghdatis and Kei Nishikori set up a semifinal match at Japanese Open after seeing off Tursunov and Berdych in two sets. Cypriot Baghdatis entered the quarterfinal match against another unseeded player Dmitry Tursunov of Russia on the back of defeating fourth-seeded Monaco previously. As it turned out, his great [...] -
Raonic and Nishikori move into second round of Tokyo
Milos Raonic was victorous in two sets, while Kei Nishikori turned around the match to reach second round of Japanese Open. Sixth-seeded Raonic was never really under pressure against Czech Radek Stepanek. It was a positive start for the six foot five tall Canadian as he broke the Czech veteran [...] -
Monaco overcomes Nishikori to book a place in Malaysian Open 2012 final
Juan Monaco of Argentina, the number two seed in the Malaysian Open, was first up on court for the day’s semi final encounters, against the third seed, Kei Nishikori of Japan.In a marathon encounter, Monaco finally prevailed in three sets 6-2 2-6 7-6 (4). In a match that lasted two [...]
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