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Japan's Nishikori wins in San Jose, will face Roddick next

Associated Press

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Japanese teen star Kei Nishikori won his 10th straight ATP Tour match Wednesday, beating Argentina's Diego Hartfield 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the SAP Open. The 18-year-old Nishikori, 131st in the world rankings following his victory over James Blake on Sunday in Delray Beach, Fla., will face top-seeded Andy Roddick, a 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5) winner over Chris Guccione. Nishikori, the first Japanese player to win an ATP Tour title since Shuzo Matsuoka in Se ...

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