Japan's Kei Nishikori overcame second seed Andy Murray for a gruelling 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5 see-saw victory on Wednesday to reach the US Open semi-finals. "It was too exciting on the court, but I tried to stay calm," Nishikori said in an on-court interview. Murray hit a low point in the fourth set when Nishikori was serving at 1-1. Between the changeover Murray complained to the tournament supervisor and when play resumed he never won a game again until he was down 0-2 in the fifth. Nishikori will meet either double grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka or 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the last four at Flushing Meadows.

Source: dna September 08, 2016 02:03 UTC