Kei Nishikori

James Blake is contentedly sleeping for a few nights in his own bed in Florida after reversing a run of recent poor form with an Indian Wells quarter-final.

But rising Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori, playing with surprising passiveness, was beaten by sixth-seeded Sebastien Grosjean of Boca Raton 6-2, 6-7 (6), …

As for Nishikori, what's wrong with simply Kei (pronounced "kay", not "key"). Just before Nishikori took the court against Massu on Wednesday afternoon, …

Thousands of newly planted flowers are taking root, and the Key Biscayne tournament grounds are abuzz with less than a week to go before the start of the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open.

Fifteen minutes into the second set with the score 4-0, 18-year-old Kei Nishikori, who seems destined to become one of Japan's greatest athletes, …

Kei Nishikori is young and fresh off a tour title, so just how far can the Japanese star go? He may be ranked outside the world's Top 120, but already this …

In what could be the match of the day, Carlos Moya and James Blake do battle for a spot in the round of 16.

TENNIS PACIFIC LIFE OPEN (at Indian Wells, Calif.) Second round — Novak Djokovic (3) d. Andreas Seppi 6-3, 7-6 (7-3); Paul-Henri Mathieu (14) d. Fabio Fognini 6-1, 7-6 (9-7); Juan Monaco (21) d. Robin Haase 6-2, 6-4; Stanislas Wawrinka d. Tomas Berdych (10) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; David Ferrer (5) d. Olivier Rochus 6-2, 6-2; Richard Gasquet (8) d. Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-2.

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Jurgen Melzer and Nicolas Massu were able to defeat their favored opponents in their first round matches, while Marin Cilic sent Kei Nishikori home.