Chang has faith in Kei’s rise to the top


Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori fielding questions from the press during the official launch of the Malaysian Open in KL on Monday. - SS KANESA/ The STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: For a man who has seen and done it all in tennis, Michael Chang is fairly confident that Japan’s Kei Nishikori has his best years ahead of him.

In 1989, a 17-year-old Chang won the French Open - his first and only Grand Slam - making him the youngest player to do so, a record he holds until today.

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