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Kei Nishikori set himself up for a semifinal clash with qualifier Matthias Bachinger of Germany after a hard-fought 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 quarterfinal victory at the Moselle Open on Friday. The top-seeded Nishikori easily won the first set but had to fight through the next two ...
Kei Nishikori beats defending champ for quarterfinal spot at Moselle Open
Top seed Kei Nishikori defeated defending champion Peter Gojowczyk 7-6(4), 6-3 in his opening match of the Moselle Open on Wednesday to book a place in the quarterfinals. Playing for the first time since his semifinal exit at the U.S. Open, Nishikori struggled early against ...
New star Naomi Osaka arrives in Tokyo to hero's welcome
It was March and Naomi Osaka had just won the biggest match of her life, fulfilling the promise that many pundits had long foreseen. But it wasn't just her brilliant game that had the tennis world abuzz — it was her awkward personality and down-to-earth ...
Kei Nishikori routed by Novak Djokovic in semifinal at U.S. Open
Kei Nishikori suffered a straight sets loss Friday against former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and made a semifinal exit at the U.S. Open. Nishikori was handed a swift defeat at Arthur Ashe Stadium, losing 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to the sixth seed. He suffered his ...
Kei Nishikori rallied to outlast Marin Cilic on Wednesday at the U.S. Open, giving Japan a men's and women's semifinalist at the same Grand Slam for the first time in the professional era. Nishikori won the rematch of the 2014 final with a 2-6, 6-4, ...
Kei Nishikori defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in straight sets on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. On a good day all around for Japan, Naomi Osaka reached the last eight of the women's draw after outlasting Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in ...
Naomi Osaka rolls through Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0, 6-0 at U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka says she still needs to improve her game despite breezing into the last 16 of the U.S. Open with a virtually flawless victory over Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus on Saturday. The 20-year-old said she had yet to play the best tennis of her ...
Kei Nishikori secured a spot in the third round of the U.S. Open when France's Gael Monfils retired with an injury in the second set of their second-round match on Thursday. World No. 19 Nishikori was leading 6-2, 5-4 when his 39th-ranked opponent and 2016 ...
Roger Federer made light of energy-sapping conditions to brush past Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Where other players had slogged through long rallies as the temperature hit 32 degrees Celsius, Federer kept his time on ...
Kei Nishikori made a second-round exit from the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday, losing in straight sets to former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka. The 2016 U.S. Open champion from Switzerland showed his game is back on track following a prolonged absence with a ...
Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the Western & Southern Open men's singles after beating Russia's Andrey Rublev in straight sets on Monday. Nishikori, ranked 23rd in the world, claimed a 7-5, 6-3 win over the No. 37 Russian at Lindner Family Tennis ...
Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka make early exits from Rogers Cup
Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka were both knocked out in straight sets in the first round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday. In the men's singles at Toronto's Aviva Centre, Nishikori was defeated 7-5, 6-1 by world No. 39 Robin Haase. The Dutchman's serve proved ...
