MX23RW : Thursday, December 19 03:57:19| >> :600:300123741:300123741:

Kei Nishikori battles past Dominic Thiem in Halle

By , Senior Reporter
Second seed Kei Nishikori progresses through to the second round in Halle with a hard-fought win over Dominic Thiem.

Kei Nishikori has defeated Dominic Thiem in straight sets to reach the second round in Halle.

The second seed was pushed hard by the talented Austrian before eventually prevailing by a 7-6 7-5 scoreline.

Nishikori found himself under severe pressure during the opening set as he faced a total of nine break points, but after restricting Thiem to just the one break, he edged through in a tie-break.

The second set was equally tight with the pair sharing the opening 10 games, but Nishikori struck in the final game of the set to earn his place in the last 16.

The world number five will now play Dustin Brown, who earned a surprise victory over Andreas Haider-Maurer on Monday.

ID:228426: cacheID:228426:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1261:
Written by
Darren Plant 
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Grigor Dimitrov celebrates at the end of his first-round match on day one of the Australian Open on January 19, 2015
Read Next:
Dimitrov happy with dominant performance
>
Read more about Kei Nishikori Dominic Thiem Dustin Brown Andreas Haider-Maurer Tennis
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
> View full version> Yesterday's results


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!