Kei Nishikori saved two match points against Thiago Monteiro and ensured his Australian Open comeback advanced to the second round. The 2014 U.S.

Kei Nishikori came from two sets down to triumph 4-6 4-6 (4-7) 7-5 6-2 6-3 over Thiago Monteiro at the Australian Open.

A seemingly endless battle with injuries kept Kei Nishikori from the Australian Open for four years but on Sunday the Japanese trailblazer returned to win a five-set marathon and reach the second round.

Kei Nishikori has now won 26 of his 34 matches that have gone to five sets, including eight of nine at Melbourne Park, the exception coming against the great Roger Federer in 2017

Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori saved two match points to battle back and stay alive in a five-set epic at the Australian Open Sunday, admitting he almost gave up. The 35-year-old, who reached a career-high four in the world and was a US Open finalist a decade ago,

Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori admitted Sunday he almost quit tennis last year after lengthy battles with injury, but the dream of playing at the Australian Open kept him going. After his injury battles,