Japan's former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori advanced to the semifinals of the inaugural New York Open on Friday, defeating Radu Albot of Moldova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.Fifth seed Nishikori, competing in his first ATP World Tour event in six months, had an error-prone first set but came from behind to win the match in 1 hour, 56 minutes.Nishikori broke his opponent's serve first in the fifth game of the first set, but Albot returned the favor and took three consecutive games. Nishikori, currently ranked 27th, bounced back in the second set and went on to wrap the match by claiming five straight games in…READ FULL ARTICLE
