Tennis: Kei Nishikori upset by Kevin Anderson in Erste Bank Open final

Kei Nishikori was denied his first ATP Tour title in two years and eight months when the fifth-seeded Japanese was defeated 6-3, 7-6(3) by No. 2 seed Kevin Anderson in the Erste Bank Open final on Sunday.Nishikori, who was looking for his first title since the Memphis Open in February 2016, extended his losing streak in ATP finals to nine, while Anderson became the first player from South Africa to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals.In the 500 series tournament, Nishikori was unable to overcome Anderson's powerful service play with this year's Wimbledon runner-up winning 91 percent of…READ FULL ARTICLE