Kei Nishikori

JAPANESE SON RISING: Kei Nishikori is the youngest player in the Top 100 after winning the Bermuda Challenger, saving match points in the final.

YOUNES IS BACK: Younes El Aynaoui of Morocco, plagued over the last few years by various injuries, last week became the oldest tour semifinalist in 15 years when he reached the semis at Munich. The 36-year-old beat Juan Martin Del Potro to gain the semis, becoming the oldest tour semifinalist since Jimmy Connors in San Francisco in 1993 at 40 years old.

VENUS OUT OF THE FRENCH? The San Diego Union Tribune’s Jerry Magee is reporting that Venus Williams won’t play Roland Garros.
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Notes: Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori, a winner on the ATP Tour earlier this year, withdrew from the field last week after winning a Challenger in Bermuda …

NISHIKORI LOOKS FOR OLYMPIC SPOT: After winning the Bermuda Challenger, Japan’s Kei Nishikori cracked the Top 100 and is aiming for a spot in the Beijing …

Kei Nishikori saved two championship points and then won a dramatic tie-breaker to win the XL Bermuda Open last night. …