Tennis: Kei Nishikori makes Japan Open semis
Fri Oct 05, 2018 03:05:pm Sports
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Kei Nishikori is into the semi-finals of the Japan Open where he will next play Richard Gasquet.
Second-seed Nishikori beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 on Friday in the quarter-finals on his home tournament, which he has won twice before.
Gasquet, the eighth seed, then eliminated Kevin Anderson by winning their quarter-final 7-6 7-6.
That sets up a Saturday semi-final between Nishikori and Gasquet. Denis Shapovalov will play Daniil Medvedev in the other semi-final.
Teenager Shapovalov came from a set down then saved a match point to beat Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 7-6 6-4 before Medvedev completed a considerable upset by edging sixth seed Milos Raonic 7-6 6-3.
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Second-seed Nishikori beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 on Friday in the quarter-finals on his home tournament, which he has won twice before.
Gasquet, the eighth seed, then eliminated Kevin Anderson by winning their quarter-final 7-6 7-6.
That sets up a Saturday semi-final between Nishikori and Gasquet. Denis Shapovalov will play Daniil Medvedev in the other semi-final.
Teenager Shapovalov came from a set down then saved a match point to beat Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 7-6 6-4 before Medvedev completed a considerable upset by edging sixth seed Milos Raonic 7-6 6-3.
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