Japaneses Rei Sakamoto earns a US Open spot, but beats his retiring hero Kei Nishikori to do it
NEW YORK (AP) — Rei Sakamoto played his way into the U. S. Open — but only by taking the spot that Kei Nishikori, Japan's greatest men's tennis star, hoped to earn for one last Grand Slam appearance. In a changing of the guard match, Sakamoto beat Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Friday in the final round of qualifying to earn a place in the main draw. The 20-year-old Sakamoto, like many other players from Japan, considers Nishikori his hero. He was 8 years old and remembers when Nishikori the U...
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