Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2021 Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates winning his second round match against Russia's Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
PARIS (Reuters) - Japan's Kei Nishikori survived his second five-set match at this year's French Open on Wednesday, outlasting Russian 23rd seed Karen Khachanov in a thrilling four-hour battle to win 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4 and reach the third round.
The 31-year-old, three times a quarter-finalist at Roland Garros, scripted a comeback win against Italian Alessandro Giannessi on Sunday and repeated the feat against Khachanov, improving to 26-7 in matches that go to five sets.
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