TOKYO, May 14, 2014 (AFP) - You won't catch Kei Nishikori snarling, scowling at opponents or yelling at umpires, but the unassuming 24-year-old has a fire in his belly every bit as strong as the game's fiercest gladiators.
Having just become the first Japanese to crack the world's top 10 in men's tennis, the sky could be the limit for the record-breaking Nishikori - if his fragile body holds up.
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