Japan’s Nishimoto always gets better after beating Chong Wei


KUALA LUMPUR: Call it a strange coincidence but Kenta Nishimoto always finds his best form whenever he beats Lee Chong Wei.

The 23-year-old Japanese is going great guns at the Perodua Malaysian Masters a day after sending the Malaysian world No. 2 packing in the men’s singles first round on Wednesday.

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