Fumiteru Nakano and his exploits at Roland Garros 75 years ago came as a shock to Kei Nishikori after the Japanese star reached the last 16 of the French Open for the first time.
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11 May 2013
Defending champion Roger Federer was dumped out of the Madrid Masters by world No14 Kei Nishikori as the Japanese ace came through 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in their third-round clash.
5:16AM
20 Jan 2013
China’s Li Na swept impressively into the Australian Open quarter-finals Sunday as she targets her second Grand Slam title, while Japan’s Kei Nishikori met his match in David Ferrer.
5:23PM
11 Oct 2012
History-making Kei Nishikori was dumped out of the Shanghai Masters yesterday by American Sam Querrey as defending champion Andy Murray was handed a walkover into the third round.
5:12AM
10 Oct 2012
Japan’s Kei Nishikori cruised through his Shanghai Masters opener on Tuesday just 48 hours after making history in Tokyo as America’s big-serving John Isner saved three match points to progress....
9:04AM
9 Oct 2012
Japan's Kei Nishikori has mapped out a three-year plan to challenge for grand slam glory after blazing his way to a second career title.
2:28PM
Kei Nishikori stunned big-serving Milos Raonic 7-6 3-6 6-0 with an electrifying display of attacking tennis to become the host country’s first Japan Open champion on Sunday.
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