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30-40...with another DF.

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1-4*

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2-5*

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5-7 2-6

Better luck in Miami......

[DanaKz]

WTF Kei

[DanaKz]

BTW, Ito won in Kyoto and it means he make Top-100. With soeda and Kei it means 3 Japanese players in Top-100! Is it a record?

[misty1]

kei

[kiriri***]

He has never won there
Good luck Miami

[misty1]

better luck in miami kei

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Kei and Pico lost to Paes/Stepanek. 6-7(4) 4-6.
Onto Miami!!

After hurting shoulder in Acapulco, Kei apparently didn't have a lot of time on court to practice. That might have shown in his singles match although the injury must've got better, otherwise he wouldn't stayed on to play doubles.

Originally Posted by DanaKz

BTW, Ito won in Kyoto and it means he make Top-100. With soeda and Kei it means 3 Japanese players in Top-100! Is it a record?

I think so, although Ito's breaking into top 100 isn't confirmed yet.

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Miami draw!

[6] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bye
Qualifier - Xavier Malisse (BEL)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - Frederico Gil (POR)
[32] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bye

[19] Florian Mayer (GER) bye
Philipp Petzschner (GER) - Ivan Dodig (CRO)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - James Blake (USA)
[10] John Isner (USA) bye

[16] Kei Nishikori (JPN) bye
Ryan Sweeting (USA) - Lukas Lacko (SVK)
Michael Llodra (FRA) - Lukas Rosol (CZE)
[24] Marcel Granollers (ESP) bye

[25] Radek Stepanek (CZE) bye
Qualifier - Tommy Haas (GER)
Pablo Andujar (ESP) - Santiago Giraldo (COL)
[2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) bye

Full draw: http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/Shar...r=2012&Draw=ms


Not a terrible draw. Hope he can reach Rafa!
His first match is either Saturday or Sunday.


(Updated the top post with the same information. )

[silverwhite]

+1. Nice draw, so hope he takes advantage!

[misty1]

I want ryan sweeting to be his 2nd round so he can make up for the loss last year

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Friday, Court 2 Start 11:00 am
Anna Tatishvili (GEO) v [16] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
[WC] Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) v [22] Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
[26] Milos Raonic (CAN) v [Q] Arnaud Clement (FRA)
[16] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v Lukas Lacko (SVK)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v [29] Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)


Probably no streaming........ but good luck, Kei!
According to his recent blog entry, the shoulder problem he sustained in Acapulco lasted longer than we thought. But this week he's been practicing fine. Yesterday he practiced with Del Potro.
Lacko has been playing very well this season, so should not be underestimated. He likes fast surfacers and it seems the outside courts in Miami this year play a lot faster than usual.

[misty1]

6-3, 6-3 over lacko