Olympics: Kei Nishikori advances to quarterfinals in men's singles tennis

Japan's Kei Nishikori reached the quarterfinals of the men's singles tennis tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, beating Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in straight sets.On another day of punishing heat in the Japanese capital, Nishikori beat Ivashka 7-6(7), 6-0 in two hours at Ariake Tennis Park, booking his spot in the Olympic singles quarterfinals for the third straight games.Nishikori, bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, will face top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the quarters. Djokovic, who has 20 career Grand Slam wins, beat Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina …READ FULL ARTICLE