Archive for category: Kei Nishikori
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Ferrer and Nishikori into the last 8 of the Malaysian Open 2012
David Ferrer had an easy job, while Kei Nishikori delivered a great comeback to book a spot in 2012 Kuala Lumpur quarterfinals. Top seed David Ferrer came a step closer to his sixth ATP World Tour title of the season. He entered the Malaysian Open quarterfinals after dealing with Alex [...] -
Cilic ousts Nishikori, Almagro defeats Sock in third round of US Open
Seeded players Marin Cilic and Nicolas Almagro advance into the last sixteen at 2012 US Open after beating Nishikori and Sock in four-setters. Twelfth seeded Cilic has improved on his last US Open result as he proceeded into the fourth round after defeating seventeenth-seeded Japanese Kei Nishikori. The 23-years old [...] -
Cilic and Lopez win five setters at US Open
Seeded players Marin Cilic and Feliciano Lopez needed five sets to move into the third round of 2012 US Open. They will face Kei Nishikori and Andy Murray next. Twelfth seed Croat Cilic got off to a good start against 123th-ranked German Daniel Brands as he was leading 2-0 in [...] -
Almagro Prevails in 5-Set Battle, Nishikori through in Straight Sets
11th seed Nicolas Almagro was forced to grit it out in a 5-set match against 106th ranked Philipp Petzschner today as the threat of an upset loomed. The match started out routinely enough, with Almagro nabbing the only break of the first set to take it at 6-3. From there, [...] -
US Open Round One: Nishikori Through Easily, Blake and Granollers will Meet in R2
Kei Nishikori defeats Guido Andreozzi, 6-1 6-2 6-4 Kei Nishikori gets early break over the 21-year old Argentinean Guido Andreozzi, who is ranked no. 222 in the world and playing at his first Grand Slam. Andreozzi had qualified for the USO and has had a solid season on the Challenger [...] -
Raonic defeats Berdych to reach Cincy quarterfinals
Canadian player Milos Raonic was able to overcome Czech player and fifth seed Tomas Berdych to reach the quarterfinal of the Cincinnati Masters.Raonic needed three sets to win the match in 1 hour and 52 minutes with a 6-4 2-6 6-2 scoreline. The match began very tight from both players [...] -
Nishikori, Raonic Rally from Behind to Advance into 3rd Round in Cincy
14th seed Kei Nishikori was forced to battle back from a set down against American wildcard James Blake in the second round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. Struggling on his serve in the opening set, the 32-year old Blake was able to break twice to take [...] -
Defending Champion Djokovic into third round of Toronto Masters, Querrey and Haas also advance
Defending Champion Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Australian 19-year old Bernard Tomic at the Rogers Cup and is one step closer to defend his title. The world number 2 needed 71 minutes to win 6-2 6-3. After each player holding serve twice at the beginning of the first set, Djokovic showed great strength and [...] -
Granollers, Youzhny, Querrey win openers in Toronto
Marcel Granollers of Spain is through to the second round of the Roger Cup held in Toronto after dismissing Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. The Spaniard needed three sets and 2 hours and 8 minutes to win 4-6 6-4 6-3. Although winning 4 points only on the Spaniard’s serve in the first [...] -
Del Potro Beats Japan’s Kei Nishikori in Olympic Quarter Final. Next Up; Federer
Juan Martin del Potro secured a place in the Olympic semi finals today, after a straight sets win over Japan’s Kei Nishikori. Seeded 15th, Nishikori looked strong at points during the encounter but was unable to conjure up the sparkling form that saw him knock out Spain’s David Ferrer in [...] -
Olympics: Nishikori Battles Past Davydenko in the Second Round
In a tightly contested battle between the wily veteran Nikolay Davydenko of Russia against the up-and-coming Japanese no. 1 Kei Nishikori, the two seem evenly matched from the start. The pair raced to a score of 4-4 in the first set before rain delayed the match. After the skies over [...] -
Tsonga dismisses Bellucci, Ferrer overpowers Pospisil at the Olympics
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who lost at this year’s Wimbledon semis against the Brit Murray, made his way through to the second round of the 2012 London Olympics. The Frenchman defeated Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-4 under the closed roof of the All England Club centre court. [...] -
Japan’s Nishikori ousts Tomic at London Olympics
Fourth seed David Ferrer and fifteenth seed Kei Nishikori defeated their opponents in first round matches in the top half of the men’s singles Olympic draw. They were better than Vasek Pospisil and Bernard Tomic respectively. Although 5th-ranked Spaniard Ferrer is a clay court specialist, he nevertheless reached this year’s [...]
