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If Kei Nishikori ends up failing to snag a spot in the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals, he may have Kevin Anderson to blame Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin Del Potro, and John Isner could also have a say in Nishikori's year-end championship status, but for now it is Anderson on whom Japan's No. 1 player is once again focused.
Adrian Mannarino of France returns the ball to Kei Nishikori of Japan during their second round match at the Rolex Paris Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 31 0ctober 2018.
The tears of joy had barely dried in Basel before Roger Federer’s great rivals were gearing up for the year’s last ATP Masters 1000 event at Bercy in Paris – an event that will decide whether Rafa Nadal or Novak Djokovic will finished the year as world No 1.
Switzerland's Roger Federer during the victory ceremony after winning the final against Romania's Marius Copil at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday, October 28, 2018.
Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts during his semifinal match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, 27 October 2018.
Roger Federer can probably win the Swiss Indoors Basel in his sleep. After all, he has won it eight times and has reached the final on an incredible 13 occasions--including in an unbelievable 11 consecutive trips to the tournament.
Needing to make a run at the Erste Bank Open in order to gain ground in the race to the Nitto ATP Finals, Kei Nishikori opened with a 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-2 victory over Frances Tiafoe.
Eight is generally the magic number when it comes to the Nitto ATP Finals. This time around, though, nine may be just as nice.
Kei Nishikori climbed one spot in the race to London thanks to his performance at the Shanghai Masters, but his Nitto ATP Finals bid ran into a major roadblock on Friday night.
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark poses with her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, 07 October 2018.
Kei Nishikori remained 10th in the race to the Nitto ATP Finals after losing to Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Sunday afternoon.
A third career title at the Rakuten Japan Open would push Kei Nishikori to No. 9 in the race to London--good for the first alternate spot.
The fall swing marks the annual home stretch to the Nitto ATP Finals, always sure to provide plenty of intrigue as the top players on the ATP World Tour battle for eight prestigious places.
Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori will be facing each other for the 16th time in their careers when they clash in the semifinals of the U.S. Open on Friday.
Roger Federer is out, but Novak Djokovic remains in the bottom half of the U.S. Open draw. Djokovic will continue his campaign against John Millman during quarterfinal action on Wednesday.
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