Tennis: Kei Nishikori, Naomi Osaka reach U.S. Open semifinals

Japan's Kei Nishikori outlasted Marin Cilic of Croatia 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4 in a four-hour showdown Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open.In the preceding match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese woman ever to reach the singles semis at the U.S. Open after beating unseeded Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 6-1.Osaka is also the first Japanese woman to reach the last four of any Grand Slam since Kimiko Date's semifinal appearance at Wimbledon in 1996.On another day of punishing heat and humidity in New York, the world No. 19 Nishikori overcame an ear…READ FULL ARTICLE