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World number 59, Kei Nishikori of Japan, had least trouble in disposing off the Czech competitor, Radek Stepanek in the quarter-final round of AEGON International, being played at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom.
In the Thursday’s matchup, the Japanese competitor took just one hour and twenty six minutes to outplay Stepanek in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, making a place in the semis of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour 250 event.
21-year-old Nishikori cruised through the contest with ease, beating Stepanek in the most assertive manner to register his 17th victory of the running year. He took the reins of the match right from the beginning and then orchestrated most of the rallies in the match. Nishikori clinched 71 total points in the contest, while his opponent followed him with 56 to finish on the losing side in the end.
Both men delivered their first serve with almost 60 percent precision, conceding four double faults each, but the points winning proficiency held the key to success for the Japanese. Nishikori reeled off 26 out of 41 first serve points to remain one step ahead of the Czech competitor, whose bleak serve game led him down in the contest.
Read more: http://blogs.bettor.com/Kei-Nishiko...quarter-final-AEGON-International-2011-a76110
