Japanese Kei Nishikori is getting back on the road after going out with injury and playing through challengers. Nishikori needed over three hours today to advance to the second round.
He got through qualifying and needed five sets to defeat Santiago Giraldo earlier in the first round. Nishikori won 2-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4.
The match lasted 3 hours, 36 minutes.