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Nishikori makes Basel progress
- Updated: October 27, 2016
Kei Nishikori dominated Paolo Lorenzi 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 to reach the Swiss Indoors quarter-finals, with Asia’s top player feeling his way back after a series of recent fitness problems.
The Japanese third seed, who played the 2011 final at the St Jakobshalle against Roger Federer, needed more than an hour to stamp his authority on his 38th-ranked Italian opponent in the first set before sprinting to victory in 98 minutes.
Nishikori, who had to quit his home Japan Open at the start of the month with a glute muscle problem, began his recovery process at his base in Florida as he prepares to finish the season on a high and then play the World Tour Finals in London next month.
“Today I played better than in the first round,” Nishikori said. “There were so many break chances in the first set, but I was not able to convert. …
