Amid all the hype surrounding Novak Djokovic’s section of the draw being chock full of former champions at the BNP Paribas Open this week, fourth seed Kei Nishikori finds himself the man in waiting. The Japanese star turns his pursuit of a maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title to the Californian desert and is seeded to meet whoever emerges from that heavy quarter. Nishikori readily admits there are a mountain of obstacles to overcome before he would even turn his sights to that semi-final clash. And after mixed results on the Latin American clay leading in, he gave himself extra time to settle in ahead of the season’s first ATP Masters 1000 event. “I’m feeling very good,” Nishikori, a...
World No. 5 Kei Nishikori recalls his appearance at the Rio 2016 Olympics and how he's looking forward to making his debut at the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch highlights of the 2017 Argentina Open final, featuring Alexandr Dolgopolov and Kei Nishikori in Buenos Aires. Photo: Argentina Open/Sergio Llamera
Alexandr Dolgopolov has been a dominant force this week at the Argentina Open and the Ukrainian continued his strong form on Saturday, blasting past Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final. Dolgopolov has not relinquished a set in advancing to his seventh ATP World Tour final and first on the clay of Buenos Aires. He will contest his first title match in three years, since falling to Rafael Nadal in Rio de Janeiro in 2014, against top seed Kei Nishikori. "I feel very good," said Dolgopolov. "It's really nice to be in a final again because because I had a couple tough years." The 28 year old needed just 69 minutes to dispatch fourth seed Carreno Busta on...
