Tennis: Nishikori through to 2nd round at New York Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori safely advanced to the second round of the inaugural New York Open on Tuesday, beating American wild card Noah Rubin 7-5, 6-3 in his opening game.Nishikori is competing in his first ATP World Tour event since sustaining a right wrist injury last August. The 1.75-meter Rubin, ranked 232nd in the world, forced Nishikori to come back after seizing a 3-0 first-set lead.With a crucial break in the 11th game, Nishikori turned the tide and took advantage of Rubin's mistakes in the second set."It was the best game I've played since I returned," Nishikori said."There are still …READ FULL ARTICLE