WASHINGTON, Aug 3 ― Japan’s Kei Nishikori, fighting off fatigue and disappointment after an Olympic quarter-final loss, defeated American Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-3 on Monday to advance at the ATP Citi Open.
“I was really tired after coming from Japan and wasn’t sure if I was ready,” Nishikori said. “But on the court I was fine, playing really good tennis.Nishikori, the 2015 Washington champion, faces ninth seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in the second round. The winner could meet top seed Rafael Nadal in a quarter-final.
“That was toughest moment,” Nishikori said of the sixth game. “If he had the game I think he had the whole set. But after that I was a little more free and I was playing better.Nishikori, 31, seized a 7-4 edge in the career rivalry with his sixth win in seven matches, a run that began with a 2014 Washington victory.
Brooksby went on to win in one hour and 50 minutes. He meets 16th seed and local hero Frances Tiafoe in a second-round match on Tuesday.
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