Japan Open: Nishikori makes second round
Kei Nishikori defeated Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday and will face the winner of the match between Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 3 seed, and Australian Jordan Thompson in the next round
Kei Nishikori, Chengdu 2024 – © Imago / Panoramic
Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori moved into the second round of the Japan Open by winning against Croat Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Thursday.
Nishikori, ranked No 200, will face the winner of the match between Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 3 seed, and Australian Jordan Thompson next.
Tokyo ATP 500, other first-round results (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1.818.380, most recent results first):
- Casper Ruud vs. Jordan Thompson
- Arthur Fils beat Taylor Fritz (1): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Holger Rune (6) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
- Christopher O’Connell (Q) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Brandon Nakashima beat Frances Tiafoe (7): 7-5, 6-3
- Ben Shelton (8) beat Reilly Opelka: 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Alex Michelsen (Q) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (4): 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Tomas Machac beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5
- Yoshihito Nishioka (WC) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime: 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5)
- Jack Draper beat Mattia Bellucci (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Tommy Paul (5) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-3, 6-2
- Ugo Humbert beat Shintaro Mochizuki (WC): 6-1, 6-2
- Hubert Hurkacz (2) beat Marcos Giron: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4
- Matteo Berrettini beat Botic van de Zandschulp (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Mariano Navone beat Luciano Darderi: 6-4, 6-4
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