Kei Nishikori made an impressive comeback and qualified for the second round of the Australian Open. The 35-year-old Japanese saved two match points in the tenth game of the third set and eventually won 4:6, 6:7 (4), 7:5, 6:2, 6:3 over Brazilian Thiago Monteiro. The match lasted a little over four hours, reports gong.bg.
For Nishikori, who is playing in Melbourne for the first time in four years after previously being the victim of a series of injuries, this is the fifth comeback from 0:2 in a five-set match in his career. His next opponent will be the winner of the match between Christopher O'Connell (Australia) and Tommy Paul (USA).