The shaggy-haired Spaniard has been ousted from the U.S. Open.
Serbian Novak Djokovic overcame an injury to his hip and a first set loss by rallying to beat Spain’s Tommy Robredo in a five-set slugfest at the US Open on Tuesday.
Kei Nishikori stunned world number four David Ferrer in his US Open debut, taking a five-set marathon to become the first Japanese man in the modern era to reach the round of 16.
Unheralded Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori has pulled off a stunning upset to defeat Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer at the US Open in New York.
Top seed Rafael Nadal looks to step up a gear at the U.S. Open when he plays Serbian Viktor Troicki in the third round on Saturday.
Kei Nishikori
US Open
Thursday, August 28, 2008
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. I think this is your biggest success right now, first Grand Slam, third round.
KEI NISHIKORI: Yeah.
Q. How would you describe it? Is it fantastic for you?
KEI NISHIKORI: Yeah, I’m pretty happy, but it was ‑‑ I wasn’t playing well today, but he retired, and I was just lucky, guess.
Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what’s expected to be a wide-open tournament.
Olympic champion Elena Dementieva began the U.S. Open Monday with a straight-set win over Akgul Amanmuradova.

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