Nishikori downs Berdych down under
Another day and another good win for the 19-year old NBTA student Kei Nishikori. He defeated fifth-seeded and 20th-ranked Tomas Berdych 7-6 (7), 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International in Australia. Kei broke Berdych twice and saved four out of his five break points. Nishikori will next face Paul-Henri Mathieu for the first time, who beat Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 6-4 to advance. Good luck to Kei in the next round!
Other winners in Brisbane included Jo-Willy Tsonga, Fernando Verdasco, Radek Stepanek, and Florent Serra. Tsong’a win sets up an all-French bash with Richard Gasquet. Stepanek will take on Robin Soderling and Verdasco will face Serra.
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