(Reuters) - Top seed Kei Nishikori survived a tough slog against unheralded opponent Carlos Berlocq before winning his semi-final match at the Argentina Open on Saturday. The Japanese world number five took nearly three hours to overcome local wild card Berlocq 4-6 6-4 6-3 on the clay surface in Buenos Aires. In a match that featured 24 break points, Nishikori was slightly more successful, converting four of his 14 opportunities against the world number 77. Nishikori will face in-form Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in Sunday's final. Nishikori has a 5-0 career record against Dolgopolov, who has not dropped a set the entire tournament.

Source: The Star February 18, 2017 22:52 UTC