Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori is through to the final of the Barcelona Open after rampaging past Slovakia’s Martin Klizan in the semi finals.
The in-form Nishikori got the match off to a solid start as he sealed the first within 28 minutes, clinching a comfortable 6-1 win. Klizan orchestrated a response in the second set, but Nishikori eventually held on after losing two games, to swoop the remaining five games and secure a 6-2 that effectively sent him into the final.
This victory also marks Nishikori’s maiden win over Klizan, with the Slovak having won the only previous meeting between both men, at the French Open last year.
He is now set to face Spain’s Pablo Andujar, who defeated compatriot David Ferrer in the other semi final, which is also his first ever win over Ferrer.
“This is one of the best games I have played in my career,” Andujar told ABC News.
“I knew that David is a very solid player from the baseline and it is very difficult to compete with him from there, so I tried to pressure his second serve and come to the net when I could. In the end it was a combination of me playing well and him making some mistakes at the start of the second set,” he added.
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