Even a typhoon bearing down on Tokyo could not stop the tennis faithful from making the trek to Ariake Colosseum on Sunday afternoon to watch national hero Kei Nishikori go for his fourth ATP Tour title of the season.
They weren't disappointed by coming out.
The 24-year-old star won his second straight tournament and the seventh of his career with a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 victory over Canada's Milos Raonic in the final of the Rakuten Japan Open before a crowd of 11,893.