Posted on 09/06/2014 4:29:42 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
As Kei Nishikori has kept fighting through imposing obstacles at this United States Open, his coach Michael Chang has kept reminding him, “Great effort, but the tournament is not over yet.”
It certainly is not. After fighting his way through consecutive five-set matches to earn a semifinal spot against No. 1-seeded Novak Djokovic, Nishikori extended his one-man show of resilience by upsetting Djokovic to reach the final.
His remarkable 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory on Saturday made him the first man from Asia to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
“It’s, I don’t know, 4 o’clock in the morning,” Nishikori, 24, said of the time in his native Japan. “But I hope a lot of people are watching.”
If they were not on Saturday, they will be soon. Nishikori, who left home at age 14 to train at the IMG Academy in Bradenton Fla., was a star in his homeland. His run here and his victory over Djokovic will take him to a new level.
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Martina Navratilova proposed to her girlfriend on the big screen of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
D’joker just didn’t have it today. Hoping Wosniacki can come through tomorrow to salvage this abysmal US Open.
and Federer lost too.....first grand slam final since Aussie Open 2005 that has not had either Fed, Djok or Nadal in the final
That whole “stay out of our bedrooms” thing appears to have been BS.
I wonder if Canada could do this to Burger King..?
I wonder if Switzerland would do this to Walgreens..?
I wonder if Singapore would do this to that Facebook guy..?
Whoops! Apologies, wrong thread...
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