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Kei Nishikori returned to Grand Slam action for the first time since his run to the U.S. Open final, beating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Australian Open. The fifth-seeded Nishikori dropped his opening service game but recovered the break quickly and weathered a difficult opening match against Almagro, who reached the quarterfinals in his previous visit to Melbourne Park in 2013. ''I beat a lot of top 10 players.'' He beat Milos Raonic, 2014 Australian Open winner Stan Wawrinka and current No. 1 Novak Djokovic in consecutive matches at the U.S. Open before losing the final to Marin Cilic.
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