[Mae]

Both players looked tired and Benneteau had to take a medical time out. But Kei got the win

 

[BroTree123]

Stronga is in trouble .

 

[azure]

Nishikori :worship:

I was really worried Bennateau was gonna knock out 2 of my favs in succession, but yay for Kei.

 

[chewy]

Kudos to both players.

Kei's stronger physically and mentally now with more experience behind him, but it was another shaky roller coaster ride.
Kei got early breaks in the first 2 sets but couldn't hold in the later stages, he was well behind on the 3rd but manage to level at 5 all then eventually winning another tb.

He's beaten Tsonga before but Tsonga only droped 6 games in his last match! All the best Kei, and go job on reaching the fourth round.

 

[henke007]

Good for the game

 

[Sauletekis]

First japonese male player to reach the 4th of a Slam!!!

 

[chewy]

First japonese male player to reach the 4th of a Slam!!!

You meant at the Australian Open? Cause Kei reached 4th round in the 2008 US open!

 

[DanaKz]

First japonese male player to reach the 4th of a Slam!!!

Yeah. And Kei did it in 2008, on US Open, when he beat David Ferrer, 4th seed.

 

[*bunny*]

Congrats, Kei!! :cheerleader::cheerleader::cheerleader:
Can't wait to see the match at home later.

This is the first time in 80 years that a Japanese male reached R4 at AO (Jiro Sato was a semifinalist in AO 1932).

Good luck against Tsonga! :rocker:

 

[rinnegan]

I'm very happy for Kei. :yeah:

 

[Armless]

Happy for Kei, finally getting to the top.

 

[thegreendestiny]

:rocker:

 

[cutesteve22]

bad for tennis. Nishikori got lucky draw to go that far.

 

[Sham Kay Adams]

Putting Japanese Tennis on the map this man.

Tsonga might prove too strong right now and overwhelm him, but give it ya best Kei.

 

[Walsall]

Kei :yeah:

 

[Orka_n]

Excellent result. Congrats Kei :hug:

 

[MuzzahLovah]

I love Benneteau, but I also am a big Killer Kei fan, so watching them both struggle with fatigue was tough. I hope Kei can repeat and take out Tsonga

 

[scoobs]

Good man, Kei.

Shame it was at the expense of Benneteau.

 

[whattheheck]

Go Kei!

 

[bjurra]

I like Kei but his tennis in this tournament has been absolute garbage. Really doesn't deserve to be in R4.