KEI Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the last 16 of the French Open in 75 years yesterday when he defeated Benoit Paire of France 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-1 in a third round match.
Emulating the feat of Fumiteru Nakano in 1938, 13th seeded Nishikori will next attempt to match his march into the 2012 Australian Open quarter-finals, but he will likely have to get past seven-time champion Rafael Nadal to do so.
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