• Nishikori beats Marin Cilic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 in marathon
In a rematch that far out-stripped their 2014 final Kei Nishikori exacted revenge on Marin Cilic during another energy-sapping afternoon to go through to the semi-finals of the US Open on Friday. He will be grateful for the two-day break.
Nishikori, so often bedevilled by injury, soaked up 19 aces from the Croat to win 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4, keeping a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium enthralled for just over four hours.
Written by Kevin Mitchell
Flushing Meadows
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/05/naomi-osaka-lesia-tsurenko-semi-finals under the title “Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori reach US Open semi-finals in contrasting styles”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
