Nishikori feels smarter, more confident
WASHINGTON.- Japan’s fifth-ranked Kei Nishikori made history by reaching last year’s US Open tennis final and he feels stronger, smarter and more confident as he begins the quest to repeat the feat.
Nishikori opened his hardcourt run to this year’s Flushing Meadows fortnight with a first-round match yesterday against 95th-ranked Australian James Duckworth at the ATP Washington Open.
“My tennis is going a good way. I’m feeling stronger and more confident,” Nishikori said. “Looking forward to playing this week.”
Nishikori beat top-six rivals Milos Raonic and Stan Wawrinka in five sets and then ousted top-ranked Novak Djokovic to reach last year’s US Open final, becoming the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
Croatia’s Marin Cilic beat Nishikori in the championship match, but the 25-year-old has renewed confidence that he has what it takes to return to a Grand Slam final and perhaps make more history by winning it. -AFP.
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