Paris: Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man in 82 years to reach the French Open quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili yesterday.


Kei Nishikori. Pic/AFP 

Fifth seed Nishikori will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a place in the semi-finals. Jiro Satoh was the last Japanese man to enjoy such a run in Paris when he went on to the semi-finals in 1931 and 1933.