Kei Nishikori, Grigor Dimitrov Enter Brisbane International QFs
Seeds Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International 2015 after overcoming their respective counterparts in the second round of the tournament.
Whilst second-seeded Nishikori had no troubles toppling American Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-5, fourth seed Dimitrov saved two match-points en route his nervy 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 triumph.
“I have more confidence and I beat a lot of Top 10 guys (in the past) two, three years,” Nishikori was quoted as saying by the ATP World Tour.
He continued: “If I can play good tennis all the time, I think I have a lot of chance to go top level. Hopefully this is going to be a good start.”
SECOND ROUND RESULTS – SINGLES
(4) G Dimitrov d. J Chardy (3-6, 6-4, 7-6)
M Klizan d. (7) A Dolgopolov (1-6, 7-6, 7-6)
B Tomic d. (W) T Kokkinakis (7-6, 6-1)
(2) K Nishikori d. Steve Johnson (6-4, 7-5)
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS – DOUBLES
S Johnson/S Querrey d. (4) E Butorac/S Groth (3-6, 7-5, 10-6)
A Dolgopolov/K Nishikori d. C Guccione/L Hewitt (6-2, 7-5)
(Image: brisbaneinternational.com.au)