At 170 centimeters, Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, one of the shortest players among the top 100 players on the ATP Tour, has learned that the key to his survival in today's power tennis is relentless innovation.The 59th-ranked left-hander said Saturday after his Japan Open second-round loss to Denmark's Holger Rune that simply outrunning opponents and keeping the ball in play is not enough.The 188-cm Rune gave Nishioka almost no chance, getting in 79 percent of his first serves, firing 11 aces and committing only 10 unforced errors in a 6-2, 6-4 victory."When a big server like him lands 80 pe…READ FULL ARTICLE
