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Novak Djokovic extended his perfect record at the China Open to 21-0 by defeating Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon. Djokovic, who is looking to win a fifth title in Beijing, needed one hour and 25 minutes to reach the quarterfinals. He is joined there by John Isner, a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) winner over Tommy Robredo.
He's back! Yes, for the first time since Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal is playing tennis again. Always one of the best spots on the annual calendar, the Beijing-Tokyo week will be especially intriguing this time around. That’s because Nadal is returning to the court after being out of action for three months.
U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori took the court for the first time since his incredible run in New York when he kicked off his campaign as the No. 1 seed at the Malaysian Open on Wednesday. Japan's top player began in style, rolling over American Rajeev Ram 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and four minutes.
Nick Kyrgios' breakout 2014 campaign is over. Citing burnout, Kyrgios withdrew from his remaining tournaments this season aside from the current Malaysian Open. His swansong did not go well, as the 19-year-old lost an all-Australian showdown with Marinko Matosevic 7-6(4), 7-6(3) during first-round action on Tuesday.
The US Open men's final between Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori drew a 1.9 rating on CBS, less than any other US Open men's final in figures dating back two decades. That represents about 2.2 million watching on television.
New US Open champion Marin Cilic was quick to praise the inspiration given to him by one-time hero and now coach Goran Ivanisevic and reveal the part the 2001 Wimbledon winner played in last nights triumph on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Kei Nishikori's US Open performance could attract major Japanese sponsors to tennis. "Kei's success will have ramifications for all aspects of tennis in the country, which is good because there will be new money coming to tennis," said IMG agent Fernando Soler, whose agency represents Nishikori, to the New York Times.
The 2014 tennis season may not be over quite yet, but it will undoubtedly go down as a year of incredible parity on the ATP Tour. Four different men captured Grand Slam titles, including two for the first time. Marin Cilic joined Stanislas Wawrinka as a new major champion by triumphing over fellow first-time slam finalist Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 at the U.S. Open on Monday evening.
Devastated Novak Djokovic was pondering his schedule as the beaten US Open semi-finalist and decided to skip Davis Cup play this weekend in India for Serbia after losing a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 to Japan's Kei Nishikori.
The Kei Nishikori upset win over Novak Djokovic for a place in the final of the US Open should prove to be a win-win situation for Japanese clothing and fashion giant Uniqlo, a short version of “unique clothing” sponsor of both players.
For the first time since the 2005 Australian Open (Marat Safin vs. Lleyton Hewitt), a men's singles Grand Slam final will be without either Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Novak Djokovic. It will also be the first Grand Slam final between two men ranked outside the top 10 since the 2002 French Open...
Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer? Not exactly. The 2014 U.S. Open men's singles final will pit Kei Nishikori vs. Marin Cilic on Monday afternoon. That surprising title match became reality on Saturday afternoon when Nishikori and Cilic scored respective semifinal victories over Djokovic and Federer.
In the first set, Novak Djokovic looked very unsteady, as if he wasn't quite well, and Kei Nishikori was on fire. An early break gave Nishikori the set. In the second set, something started to get to him. Maybe it was the high heat; maybe it was just the wear and tear from his two tough matches in the previous rounds.
Two of Super Saturday's protagonists at the U.S. Open are two players who just about everyone expected to be there; the top two seeds, in fact. The other two, however, are not entirely expected. All in all, it makes for an intriguing men's singles semifinal lineup featuring Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer vs. Marin Cilic.
Australian Open winner Stan Wawrinka could only admire the will power of Kei Nishikori after the Japanese rebounded from a post-midnight finish in his previous round to beat the Swiss third seed 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-3 for a US Open semi-final place.
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