Kei Nishikori eases past Pablo Andujuar at Rogers Cup
Fourth-seeded Japanese will face David Goffin in the last-16
Kei Nishikori beat Pablo Andujar 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday in the ATP Tour’s Rogers Cup in his first match since winning the Citi Open last week in Washington.
The fourth-seeded Nishikori, a finalist last year in the US Open, earned his tour-leading 27th hardcourt win of the season in the second-round match that was delayed nearly 90 minutes by rain.
Just playing one match at a time and trying to focus from first match, and see what I can do again
“I’m going to try to go to the final again, but I know it’s a new US Open this year,” the Japanese star said. “Just playing one match at a time and trying to focus from first match, and see what I can do again.”
At five foot 11, he’s shorter than most of the best players of his generation.
“It’s never easy,” Nishikori said. “If you face big servers, like last week I played John (Isner) and (Marin) Cilic, it’s not much fun on the court.
“But I have a good return. I have good speed, too, that most of the big guys don’t have. I think that’s the fun things for tennis. You know, everybody’s different. Even if you’re small like me or David (Goffin).”