First half in four years and return to the top 100 for Kei Nishikori

He will be at worst 83rd in the world

More than his good performance against the Briton, Nishikori will be able to be satisfied with returning to the semi-finals of an ATP tournament, a stage of the competition that he has not found since August 2021, at the ATP 500 in Washington. And even better, with this victory, the finalist of the 2014 US Open is guaranteed to return to the ATP Top 100 next week. Ranked 106th in the world at the start of the tournament, the Japanese will be at worst 83rd in the world on Monday.