Kei Nishikori

1 seed James Blake and wild-card Kei Nishikori is arguably as good as it gets for a tournament the size of the $436000 US Men’s Clay Court Championships, …

Less than a week ago Blake lost the San Jose tournament final to 244th ranked Kei Nishikori of Japan. This was the second straight year in which Blake…

[abc News] … to Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori in the final at Delray Beach. Blake … and Japanese man-of-the-moment Nishikori will take on Argentine Diego …
Feb. 19, 2008 | Matthew Cronin

The fairytale dream run of 18 year old Kei Nishikori has ended with the title. He was the story of the tournament, and this match was more of what he had been doing the whole event. Simply outplaying an older, more experienced, higher ranked player.

[BBC News] Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori shocks world number 12 James Blake to win the Delray Beach International.

History is not on Blake’s side for the final. Top seeds in the Delray event are 0-5 in finals. This would be the best day to reverse the trend, as Blake is playing in his 21st ATP level final, while Nishikori is playing his maiden final.

[abc News] … Japan\’s Kei Nishikori stuns James Blake for first title … ) – Teenager Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese player to win an … , the free-swinging Nishikori found his range on his service and …
Feb. 17, 2008 | Joshua Rey

[abc News] … Qualifier Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to win an ATP title … 18-year-old Nishikori told the crowd, which included a dozen Japanese … the 244th-ranked Nishikori is expected to move to a No. 122 ranking. He …
Feb. 17, 2008

[abc News] … is Japan\’s Kei Nishikori , who beat Amer Delic 6-7 6-4 6-2 to reach his …
Feb. 14, 2008 | Simon Evans

[abc News] … . Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori reached the second round after his … second set. Nishikori will face Amer Delic who won an all-American …
Feb. 13, 2008 | Simon Evans