ESPN (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Wild card Kei Nishikori ousted Marcel Granollers in the first round of the Stockholm Open, overcoming a sore knee and a cold for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over the eighth-seeded Spaniard.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
WILD card Kei Nishikori overcame a sore knee and a bad cold to oust eighth-seeded Marcel Granollers 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the opening round of the Stockholm Open.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Wild card Kei Nishikori overcame a sore knee and a bad cold to oust eighth-seeded Marcel Granollers 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round of the Stockholm Open on Monday. Granollers won the first set comfortably as the Japanese teen was bothered by a hurting right knee for which he requested treatment from a trainer early in the second set. "I've felt the pain for two days, I took a painkiller today but...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
STOCKHOLM (AP) Wild card Kei Nishikori ousted Marcel Granollers in the first round of the Stockholm Open on Monday, overcoming a sore knee and a cold for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over the eighth-seeded Spaniard. The teen will next play Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia, who beat Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-2, 6-1. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Up-and-coming teenager Kei Nishikori has climbed to a career-high 77th in the world, according to the latest ATP rankings released Monday. Nishikori moved up seven spots from a week ago and bettered his previous highest ranking of No. 81, reached on Sept. 9, after he won two matches at the Japan Open that ended Sunday. Read the full story
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Stockholm Open men's singles first round results from Sweden on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding) Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat 8-Marcel Granollers (Spain) 2-6 6-4 6-2 Nicolas Lapentti (Ecuador) beat Ivan Navarro (Spain) 3-6 7-6(7) 7-5 Dominik Hrbaty (Slovakia) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-2 6-1
Hindu (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
TOKYO: Japan’s teenage sensation Kei Nishikori continued with his top form on Wednesday with a straight sets victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to reach the third round of the Japan Open. The 18-year-old Nishikori, one of only ...
WTA Womens Tennis (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championship Party Photos Andy Roddick, Kei Nishikori, Caroline Wozniacki, David Ferrer, Juan Martin Del Potro, Fernando Gonzalez, Kimiko Date Krumm and Richard Gasquet crack the Sake barrels to wish for the happiness and the success of the tournament at a party during the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championship 2008 at Ariake Colosseum Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images
Fox News (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori returned to the tournament where he made his debut last year, beating American Robert Kendrick 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Japan Open. Nishikori, who is ranked 84th and advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open, will next meet Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Wednesday. Top-seeded David Ferrer, the defending champion, has a first-round...
ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
“He’s got a very good serve,” Nishikori said of his opponent. “I knew I just had to wait for a chance and finally I got it in the third set and was able to break him.”Nishikori was returning to Japan after losing in the first round of this tournament in his debut last year.He beat American James Blake at Delray Beach in February to win his first ATP singles title and also beat World No. 4 Ferrer in...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori returned to the tournament where he made his debut last year, beating American Robert Kendrick 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Japan Open.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
"It's a huge relief to win here in Japan," he said. "Last year, I was very nervous and couldn't play my game. This year I was nervous too but was able to settle down and I think that's a result of the confidence I've built up in the last year."
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori returned to the tournament where he made his debut last year, beating American Robert Kendrick 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Japan Open.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Local teenage sensation Kei Nishikori beat American Robert Kendrick 7-6 6-7 6-2 to reach the second round of the Japan Open Tuesday, triggering wild celebrations from the home crowd.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
TOKYO (AP) -Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori beat American Robert Kendrick in three sets Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open.
