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Harrison Edges Finals Contender Anderson In Tokyo

Ryan Harrison recorded his best match win in 13 months on Wednesday to book a spot in the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 quarter-finals. The American withstood 23 aces from the racquet of Kevin Anderson, the recent US Open finalist, to win 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(2) in just over two hours. The third set didn't feature any breaks of serve, before Harrison won the first five points of the tie-break. It was his biggest victory since overcoming then-World No. 6 Milos Raonic in August 2016 in the US Open second round. Anderson had been looking to add 45 points to his Emirates ATP Race To London tally to move within 10 points of Sam Querrey, who sits at No. 10...

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