Kei Nishikori Eliminated in Final US Open Match by Rei Sakamoto‎

Kei Nishikori’s final appearance at Flushing Meadows ended this week, as the Japanese star fell 6-4, 7-6(3) to countryman Rei Sakamoto, ranked 157th, in the third round of US Open qualifying. Kei Nisihkori Falls to Sakamoto in US Open Qualifying “I couldn’t play my best today,” Nishikori said after the match. It’s a familiar refrain …