Kei Nishikori

Top seed Jurgen Melzer began his Austria Tennis Trophy title defence by overcoming determined Pole Lukasz Kubot 7-6 (7/3) 7-6 (7-2) here on Wednesday.

Jurgen Melzer has begun his Austria Tennis Trophy title defence by overcoming Pole Lukasz Kubot 7-6 7-6.

… had won just a pair of matches since a disappointing US Open, where he lost over five sets in the second round against Japan's Kei Nishikori. …

Kei Nishikori and Go Soeda, Japan, def. Michael Kohlmann, Germany, and Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 4-6, 6-3, 10-3 tiebreak. Eric Butorac, United States, …

Kei Nishikori, 20, and ATP top 20 player Marcos Baghdatis, 25, made fleeting appearances at two Starbucks Coffee outlets in the city. …

Garcia-Lopez will next play fourth-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer or Russia's Viktor Troicki, who eliminated local favorite Kei Nishikori in the first round. …

FANS of Japanese Kei Nishikori gave the ATP tennis prodigy a rousing welcome as he made an appearance at the Starbucks Coffee store at Berjaya Times Square recently.

He had defeated Kei Nishikori in the US Open and played magnificent strokes in the game. Cilic has had a decent 2010 with significant wins recorded. …

Andy Roddick also came through his first-round match with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Tatsuma Ito, but Kei Nishikori lost to Serbia's Viktor Troicki 6-4, …

Meanwhile, Japanese hopeful Kei Nishikori saw his tournament end at the first hurdle when the 20-year-old wild card fell 6-4, 6-2 to Serbia's Viktor Troicki …