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Australian Open: Kei Nishikori stuns Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach Last 8

Updated on: 25 January,2016 08:17 AM IST  | 
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Japanese star Kei Nishikori stormed into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a convincing win over former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga yesterday

Australian Open: Kei Nishikori stuns Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach Last 8

Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates his win yesterday. Pic/AFP

Melbourne: Japanese star Kei Nishikori stormed into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a convincing win over former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga yesterday.


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Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates his win yesterday. Pic/AFP


Seventh seed Nishikori won 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in just over two hours on Hisense Arena and will face either World No 1 Novak Djokovic in the last eight.


It is Nishikori's third Australian Open quarter-final and fifth overall in Grand Slams, one less than the Japanese record of six held by Jiro Satoh, who died in 1934.

Berdych in quarters
Meanwhile, World No 6 Tomas Berdych outlasted Roberto Bautista Agut in five tough sets to set up a quarter-final against either Roger Federer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

The Czech Republic's Berdych finally put away the Spaniard 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in three hours, 18 minutes to reach the last eight at Melbourne Park for a sixth straight year.

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