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Teenager Nishikori making a name for himself at the Open

By Bonnie D. Ford
ESPN.com

Sunday, August 31, 2008

NEW YORK -- Kei Nishikori is making history with every swing of his racket, and that can be tiring. After his latest triumph, a grueling five-set endurance test against 4th-seeded Spanish grinder David Ferrer, the slight 18-year-old limped into the interview room, grimaced as he sat down, ran one hand through his spiky hair and put his head down on the table for a moment to collect himself. He spoke softly and slowly, pulling the words up from the bottom of a deep well of ...

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