Post Tagged with: "Kei Nishikori"
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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 [...] -
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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 [...] -
Soeda Defeats no. 3 seed Nishikori, sets up Clash with Muller in the Atlanta Open Semis
In the first ever all-Japanese quarterfinal match at the BB&T Atlanta Open, world no. 54 Go Soeda defeated his countrymen Kei Nishikori convincingly in straight sets. Despite a 1st serve percentage of well under 50%, Soeda successfully saved 3 break point opportunities in the first set and managed to break [...] -
Roddick, Nishikori through to Atlanta Quarterfinals
Fourth seed Andy Roddick struck down 10 aces to secure a straight-sets victory over Nicolas Mahut in the second round of the BB&T Atlanta Open on Wednesday. After a competitive first set which saw the American win 7-4 in a tiebreak, Roddick stepped it up a notch. Appearing nearly invincible [...] -
Hewitt and Ram to play for a place in Newport final
Former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt booked his place in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships final after defeating Israel’s Dudi Sela in straight sets 6-4 6-3. This will be the first semifinal for the Australian since 2010, when he went on to win the title in Halle, defeating the Swiss [...] -
Isner defeats Mahut in Newport, Nishikori also advances into last 8
Top seed John Isner needed 1 hour and 18 minutes to book his place in the quarterfinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis championships in Newport as he defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in straight sets 6-2 7-6 (2). The most memorable match between these two players was played two year’s [...]
