Kei Nishikori - First Japanese man to reach French Open quarterfinals in 82 years
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TEN: Men's Singles - Japan's Kei Nishikori in action during the fourth round
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Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a shot to Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia during their men's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris
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Kei Nishikori of Japan reacts during the men's singles match against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris
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TEN: Men's Singles - Japan's Kei Nishikori in action during the fourth round
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TEN: Men's Singles - Japan's Kei Nishikori in action during the fourth round
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Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a shot to Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil during their men's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris
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Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a shot to Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil during their men's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris
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Tennis: Men's Singles - General view of Japan's Kei Nishikori during the first round
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Spectators cheer during Kei Nishikori of Japan's men's singles match against Paul-Henri Mathieu of France at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris
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PARIS (AP) — Kei Nishikori reached another milestone on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese man in more than 80 years to advance to the quarterfinals at the French Open.
The fifth-seeded Nishikori, who has yet to drop a set at this year's tournament, progressed to the last eight at the clay-court Grand Slam for the first time with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory of Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia on Sunday.