15 November,2016 12:01 PM IST | | IANS
Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori successfully started the ATP World Tour Finals with a victory over Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 in the John McEnroe Group
Japan's Kei Nishikori geastures to the crowd after winning against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their round robin stage men's singles match on day two of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London. Pic/AFP
Japan's Kei Nishikori geastures to the crowd after winning against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their round robin stage men's singles match on day two of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London. Pic/AFP
London: Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori successfully started the ATP World Tour Finals with a victory over Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 in the John McEnroe Group.
The win on Monday helped the Japanese world Number 5 narrow the gap with the third-ranked Swiss to 210 points in the ATP rankings, Efe news reported.
The victory boosts Nishikori's chances of finishing the season third in the world rankings for the first time in his career, a spot that has been rarified air in men's tennis.
Switzerland's Roger Federer and Wawrinka, Spain's Rafael Nadal, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Britain's Andy Murray - all of whom are virtual locks for tennis' Hall of Fame - and Spain's David Ferrer are the only players to hold the Number 3 spot since August 13, 2007.
