Kei Nishikori

Rising teenager Kei Nishikori climbed to 66th in the ATP rankings released Monday to become the second-highest Japanese on the top-tier men’s tennis circuit. Nishikori rose 11 places from the previous week to a new career-high after reaching the semifinals of the Stockholm Open, his second best result on the tour following his victory in February at the Delray Beach International in Florida.
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He is also just the third qualifier to win a title this year, following Japan's Kei Nishikori at Delray Beach and Frenchman Gilles Simon in Casablanca. …

German qualifier Philipp Petzschner stunned eighth-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 to win the Austrian Open yesterday at Vienna. He’s the first qualifier to win the ATP Tour event since Belgian Filip Dewulf defeated Thomas Muster in 1995. He is also just the third qualifier to win a title this year, following Japan’s Kei Nishikori at Delray Beach and Frenchman Gilles Simon at Casablanca.

STOCKHOLM: Top-seeded David Nalbandian and Robin Söderling routed their opponents Saturday to reach the Stockholm Open final.

Nalbandian cruised past Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-1, and Söderling outplayed teenager Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-0.
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Phillip Petzschner on Sunday became the third qualifier to win an event on the ATP Tour this season after beating Gael Monfils in the final of the Bank Austria-Tennis tournament.
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German qualifier Philipp Petzschner stunned eighth seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 to win the Austrian Open on Sunday, the first qualifier to win the event since Belgian Filip Dewulf defeated Thomas Muster in 1995.

Outgoing chairman Peter Ueberroth took a swipe at international officials critical of the money the U.S. Olympic Committee receives.
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Nalbandian beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-1, and Söderling outplayed Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-0. ? In MLS action, Jimmy Conrad’s second-half header gave the host …

Marat Safin advanced to the final of Kremlin Cup without the entrance on the court. Mischa Zverve gave him a walkover due to illness.
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David Nalbandian, current holder of the 2007 Madrid and Paris Masters titles, awaits Robin Söderling in Sunday?s If Stockholm Open final.