Kei Nishikori

… approaching typhoon dampened the Japan Open for a second day on Tuesday, with teenaged tennis hero Kei Nishikori securing an opening win under the roof. …

Japanese star Kei Nishikori battles in round one against the big-serving American Robert Kendrick.

She also said the appearance of new teenage sensation Kei Nishikori, only the second Japanese man to win an ATP title in February, inspired her. …

Asked if the rise of fellow 18-year-old Japanese Kei Nishikori in men’s tennis has had a positive effect on her, Morita said, “It’s certainly very …

TOKYO – Torrential rain washed out most first-round matches at the $969,000 Japan Open on Monday, but did little to dampen the spirits of local teenager Ayumi Morita.

TOKYO: Japanese wild card entrant Ayumi Morita repeated her Olympic performance to beat Marina Erakovic of New Zealand in the first round of the Japan Open on Monday.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Torrential rain washed out most first-round matches at the 536,000 pound Japan Open on Monday, but did little to dampen the spirits of local teenager Ayumi Morita.

Andy Roddick and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, both winners last week on the ATP Tour, lead a star-studded field into Tokyo. The tournament also features No. 1 seed David Ferrer and on-fire Juan Martin Del Potro.

… becomes the ninth first-time ATP title winner this season, matching the achievements of Kei Nishikori (Delray Beach), Sergiy Stakhovsky (Zagreb), …

French second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga captured his first ATP singles title by avenging his Australian Open final defeat to Novak Djokovic with a 7-6 (7/4) 6-4 victory over the Serbian top seed in the final of the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Sunday.