Hong Kong Open: Nishikori makes last four
Kei Nishikori beat Cameron Norrie 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 on Friday. He’ll face Chinese Juncheng Shang in the next round
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Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori advanced to the last 4 of the Hong Kong Open by beating Cameron Norrie 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre on Friday.
Nishikori, ranked No 106, will play Chinese Juncheng Shang next.
Ahead of his victory, the 35-year-old Japanese won against Canadian Denis Shapovalov (6-2, 6-3).
Norrie, ranked No 49, defeated American Learner Tien (6-3, 7-5) in the previous round of the Hong Kong tournament.
Kei Nishikori edged out Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 3 seed (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) in the second round of the Hong Kong tournament.
In the previous round of the Hong Kong tournament, Cameron Norrie won against Italian Lorenzo Sonego (6-2, 4-6, 6-1).
Hong Kong ATP 250, other last 8 results (Victoria Park Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):
- Juncheng Shang beat Fabian Marozsan: 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Jaume Munar beat Lorenzo Musetti (2): 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
- Alexandre Muller beat Arthur Fils (4): 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
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