Tennis: Nishikori storms in to Australian Open quarterfinals
13:55, 24 January 2016
MELBOURNE. KAZINFORM - Japan's world No. 7 Kei Nishikori defeated 10th-ranked Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Kyoso reports.
Nishikori won 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in just over two hours to make the last eight in Melbourne for the second year in a row. Nishikori will face either Serbian World No. 1 Novak Djokovic or Frenchman Gilles Simon in the next round.
"It felt very good (to win) especially against Jo. It's great to win in straight sets and I thought I played a good match today so I am very happy to go into the quarterfinals," Nishikori said on court in the post-match interview.