Kei Nishikori experienced few problems on Monday as he booked his place in the US Open quarter-finals for the third time (also 2014 and 2016).
Nishikori overcame late resistance from Philipp Kohlschreiber in a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over two hours and 15 minutes in hot and humid conditions on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
He will next face seventh-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic, the player he lost to in the 2014 final, or No. 10 seed David Goffin of Belgium. The pair plays later today on the same show court.
Kohlschreiber, who beat fourth seed Alexander Zverev in the third round, converted his first break point chance in the third game, but was then unable to break down Nishikori’s game. The German had won just 12 further points on the Japanese star’s serve, prior trailing 4-5 in a competitive third set. But a double fault from Nishikori let Kohlschreiber back in and a route back to 5-5. Nishikori kept calm and immediately broke prior to closing out their third FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting (Nishikori 3-0).
Did You Know?
Nishikori competing at the US Open for the ninth time, reached the 2014 final (l. to Cilic) and the 2016 semi-finals (l. to Wawrinka). He didn’t compete in the tournament last year due to a right wrist injury.
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