“Last year we knocked on the door. This year we pounded on it. Next year we’re gonna kick it in.”
The words of the late football coach Bum Phillips come to mind when thinking of the continuing ascension of Kei Nishikori.
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Rising star: Kei Nishikori is currently the world's 17th-ranked men's tennis player. | AP
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