Nishikori qualified for the quarter-finals in Hong Kong

Nishikori qualified for the quarter-finals in Hong Kong
Nishikori qualified for the quarter-finals in Hong Kong

The Japanese Kei Nishikori, 106th player in the world, beat the Russian Karen Khachanov (9th) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 tournament in Hong Kong and will face the Briton Cameron in the quarterfinals. Norrie

The Japanese Kei Nishikori, 106th player in the world, beat the Russian Karen Khachanov (9th) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 tournament in Hong Kong and will face the Briton Cameron in the quarterfinals. Norrie. Nishikori, who has an invitation for this tournament, had already defeated Canadian Denis Shapovalov, 56th player in the world, in the first round. He triumphed over Khachanov, 3rd seed of the tournament, taking advantage of five double faults from the latter who still managed to pass 7 aces for only one to the Japanese, aged 35 and who had reached 4th world rank in 2015. It was the 7th time since 2016 that the two players faced each other and the record is now 5 victories for Nishikori for 2 to Khachanov. Cameron Norrie, 49th player in the world, beat Italian Lorenzo Sonego (53rd) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. The French Arthur Fils and Alexandre Muller will also compete in 1/4. The number one seed, the Russian Andrey Rublev (8th player in the world) must face the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (58th) on Thursday to also hope to secure his place in 1/4.


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