Kei Nishikori is on a historical march at Roland Garros, reaching the quarter-finals on a rain-interrupted Sunday.
The 25-year-old Japanese star has yet to drop a set in his four matches in Paris over the past week and is the first Japanese man to reach the quarter-finals since Jiro Satoh, a semi-finalist in 1931 and 1933.
Fifth seed Nishikori produced a string of 40 winners to beat the No. 74-ranked Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 58 minutes. He will next challenge No. 14 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who defeated fourth seed Tomas Berdych in four sets.
Kei Nishikori en un historico partido en Roland Garros avanzo a cuartos de final en juego interumpido por la lluvia..
El Japones de 25 años de edad se conviritio en el primer tenista de su país en llegar a cuarto de final en el abierto Frances desde que lo consihguiera Jiro Satoh que jugo las semifinales del 1931 y 1933…
El quinto Preclasicado supero en una hora y 58 minutos al 74 del mundo Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 6-4 y 6-2….en cuartos de final se medira con Jo-Wilfred Tsonga que supero a Tomar Berdych…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga led the French charge into the Roland Garros quarter-finals on Saturday, making his third appearance in the final eight with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3 victory over fourth seed Tomas Berdych. It was Berdych’s first pre-quarter-final defeat in 10 tour-level tournaments this year.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lidero la armada Farncesa para avanzar a cuartos de final del Roland Garros con triunfo de 6-3, 6-2 y , 6-7, y 6-3 ante Tomas Berdych.