BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINING ON NISHIKORI IN NEW YORK

Written by: Staff on 31st August 2015

BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINING ON NISHIKORI IN NEW YORK |

“Next stop… #usopen. #ATP #tennis #NYC” – Photo by @atpworldtour via Instagram.

A year removed from registering one of the biggest results of his career in reaching the final at the 2014 US Open, Kei Nishikori is back in New York.

With growing confidence and a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of World No. 4, the 25 year old is setting his sights on going one step further at the last Grand Slam of the year.

“My ranking is obviously different and I’m a Top 4 seed for the first time,” said Nishikori. “There are some new things, but on the court it’s all the same. I have to play good tennis to beat those strong guys, especially the Top 10 guys.

“This is a new US Open and I know how tough it is to go to the final again, so I am trying to play one match at a time. I try to focus just on myself and what I have to do on the court. I try not to listen too much to outside things. I think I’m very focused and excited for first round.

“I’m staying in the same hotel, have same team again. I think it’s important to do the same thing like last year, so I try to prepare like last year and just play good tennis on the court.”

Nishikori is making his seventh trip to the US Open, owning a 13-6 overall win-loss record. He admits he is doing a better job of tuning out the pressure as the face of Asian tennis, and is focusing on what he can control on the court.

“I try to listen to my team, but outside I try not to listen too much,” Nishikori added. “There’s good things and bad things from outside of my team. Especially these past four, five years I try to believe in myself more, to be in the Top 10 and now I’m Top 10. Little by little I try to claim these big challenges and I’m very proud that I’m No. 1 in Asia right now. I hope I can keep going.”

The fourth-seeded Japanese opens against Benoit Paire first on Louis Armstrong Stadium. Other seeds in his quarter include No. 7 David Ferrer, No. 9 Marin Cilic and No. 16 Gael Monfils. A potential semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal looms large.

( Courtesy of the ATP and Original Link – http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/us-open-2015-nishikori-back-in-new-york-eyeing-final-return )

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August 31, 2015 at 7:14 am

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