Olympics-Tennis-Nishikori upsets fifth seed Rublev on home soil

[ASFN Admin]

Japan's Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the men's singles at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, triumphing over fifth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 on home soil. Nishikori, who won the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, said he was happy to be back playing high-level tennis after struggling with injuries in recent years. The 31-year-old, who was competing in his fourth Olympics, said he drew on his Games' experience to help him secure victory over Rublev, who was competing as a representative of the Russian Olympic Committee.

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