Kei Nishikori

Elastic Frenchman Gael Monfils, who battled Federer tough in the French Open semis, or Kei Nishikori might emerge in the third. Nishikori took a set off…

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Top seed Rafael Nadal struggled past Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori at the Queen’s Club ATP tournament on Thursday, …

The two players had never met before, least of all on grass. Nadal now meets the Japanese player Kei Nishikori in the next round.

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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