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08-07-2016, 10:49 AM
ATLANTA: Australia´s Nick Kyrgios punched his ticket to the Atlanta Open final Saturday by ending the remarkable run of young upstart Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Playing in humid conditions, second seeded Kyrgios blasted 16 aces to win the semi-final match over the 20-year-old Japanese rising star in 96 minutes.
Kyrgios advances to his third ATP Tour final of his career where he will face top seed John Isner who defeated teenage wild card Reilly Opelka 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-2 in the other semi-final.
Nishioka, 20, played a strong second set to level the match before Kyrgios clinch the win in the third set. It was Nishioka´s first semi-final of his career and ended his run of three straight wins in Atlanta.
He upset fourth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov in the second round 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.
In one of the tallest matches ATP men´s tennis history, the 2.08 meter (6-foot-10) Isner beat fellow American Opelka, who stands 2.11 meters.
The 31-year-old Isner has **w reached the Atlanta final six times in seven appearances.
Isner hammered 22 aces while the 18-year-old Opelka, who is ranked 837 in the world, finished with four double faults and 15 aces.
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Playing in humid conditions, second seeded Kyrgios blasted 16 aces to win the semi-final match over the 20-year-old Japanese rising star in 96 minutes.
Kyrgios advances to his third ATP Tour final of his career where he will face top seed John Isner who defeated teenage wild card Reilly Opelka 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-2 in the other semi-final.
Nishioka, 20, played a strong second set to level the match before Kyrgios clinch the win in the third set. It was Nishioka´s first semi-final of his career and ended his run of three straight wins in Atlanta.
He upset fourth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov in the second round 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.
In one of the tallest matches ATP men´s tennis history, the 2.08 meter (6-foot-10) Isner beat fellow American Opelka, who stands 2.11 meters.
The 31-year-old Isner has **w reached the Atlanta final six times in seven appearances.
Isner hammered 22 aces while the 18-year-old Opelka, who is ranked 837 in the world, finished with four double faults and 15 aces.
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