Tennis - Anderson edges Nishikori in New York, meets Querrey in final


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 18 Feb 2018

(Reuters) - Kevin Anderson gatecrashed Kei Nishikori's comeback party by blasting 23 aces on his way to a tight 6-1 3-6 7-6(4) semi-final victory at the New York Open on Saturday.

The top seeded South African advanced to meet second seed Sam Querrey in Sunday's final after the big-serving American edged Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-7(5) 7-5 6-3 in the other semi-final.

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