Tennis: Kei Nishikori advances to 2nd round of Italian Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the men's singles at the Italian Open after beating Spain's Feliciano Lopez in straight sets on Monday.Nishikori converted two break points and capitalized on Lopez's 31 unforced errors at the Foro Italico to beat the No. 33 Spaniard 7-6(5), 6-4 in 1 hour and 48 minutes.The two players went back-and-forth throughout an even first set until Lopez forced a tiebreaker after a marathon 12th-game. Down 5-4 in the decider, Nishikori rallied to take three straight points and claim the hour-long set.He started the second set well and got an earl…READ FULL ARTICLE