AUSTRALIAN OPEN : KEI NISHIKORI SURVIVES 5th-SET TIEBREAK VS. IVO KARLOVIC IN 2ND ROUND NAIL-BITER !
TweetJAPANESE SENSATION KEI NISHIKORI HAS DUG DEEP DOWN UNDER TO SURVIVE A GRUELLING 5th-SET TIEBREAK AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN BARELY EDGING IVO KARLOVIC WHO FIRED A STUNNING 59 ACES IN THE MATCH, 6-3; 7-6; 5-7; 5-7; 7-6.
NISHIKORI, WHO ALSO SURVIVED 3 CRITICAL BREAK POINTS IN THE 5th SET AT 4-4 BEFORE THE DECIDER, WILL ADVANCE TO THE 3RD ROUND.
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🇯🇵 SPECIAL KEI!— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019
Pushed to a final set 10 point tiebreak, he's into the 3R. Def. Karlovic 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7).#GameSetMatch #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/fJ72KBUw7s
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— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019
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What it means to survive an #AusOpen 2R five-set thriller 🙌 pic.twitter.com/mYWHaEDr5o— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019
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Loving the support here! 🙏🙏🇯🇵🇯🇵 thank you! @AustralianOpen pic.twitter.com/Hx1EQgwDOs— Kei Nishikori (@keinishikori) 17 January 2019
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How does Karlovic's ace haul (59) from this match alone compare with @keinishikori's annual tally? 😂#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/aIEkycs9PP
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019
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— Kei Nishikori (@keinishikori) 17 January 2019
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And exhale...@keinishikori wins an epic 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 battle over Karlovic to reach R3 at the @AustralianOpen.
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) 17 January 2019
Sound off on the match 👇 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/4RjSK4Zg8J
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What did Kei Nishikori think of Karlovic's 59 aces in their 5-set battle?— The Field (@thefield_in) 17 January 2019
"That's almost my one year of aces" #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/g0guFGotoH
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Digging deep is proving a @keinishikori speciality at #AusOpen 2019.
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019
Full match report 👉 https://t.co/HW6W9R7kEq pic.twitter.com/rmwuBuKzFH
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Kei Nishikori survived a scare to win a fifth-set tie-break against Croatia's big-serving Ivo Karlovic.— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) 17 January 2019
Here's how the eighth seed squeezed through 👉 https://t.co/lAWV9BpHY3 #AusOpen #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/GIXnEAvlI2
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Nishikori wins!— Standard Sport (@standardsport) 17 January 2019
It's taken three hours and 48 minutes and a final set tiebreak , but the no. 8 seed has finally downed Karlovic.#AusOpen live 👉 https://t.co/cMsxgN0UbS pic.twitter.com/8SDpZ6QoW4
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— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019
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Cardiac Kei!!!@keinishikori survives another 5 set thriller!— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) 17 January 2019
He defeats Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-6 (6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (10-7). #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/CPb1nj4Tz1
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.@keinishikori survives!
— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 17 January 2019
Just...
The 🇯🇵 comes back from 6-7 down in the match tiebreak to prevail 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7) against Ivo #Karlovic.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/7iEFdyZtFr
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Kei Nishikori survives Ivo Karlovic -- and his 59 (!!!) aces -- 6-3, 7-6(6), 5-7 5-7, 7-6(10-7) to reach the 3rd round at the #AusOpen— José Morgado (@josemorgado) 17 January 2019
[getty] pic.twitter.com/IYZ56qlz1F
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— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019
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In a five-set thriller in Melbourne, world No. 9 Kei Nishikori tops Ivo Karlovic in a 6-3, 7-6 (6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (7) win. Nishikori is now into the third round at the #AusOpen. pic.twitter.com/VDNCkmCsfj— TENNIS.com (@Tennis) 17 January 2019
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Nishikori led 4-1 in the final-set tiebreaker, allowed Karlovic to take a 7-6 advantage, then rallied to retake the lead and never looked back https://t.co/NYH6mKlrHD— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) 17 January 2019
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JUST.
— Omnisport (@OmnisportNews) 17 January 2019
Kei Nishikori gets past Ivo Karlovic in a five-set thriller that went to a super tie-break at the #AusOpen! pic.twitter.com/fsQA4StwiR
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Doing it for Japan 🇯🇵@Naomi_Osaka_ congratulates @keinishikori as she prepares for her 2R match against Tamara Zidansek.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/7Rzp65wVUa
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019
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The last time @keinishikori lost a match from two sets up was...
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) 17 January 2019
...never. 😉
He is now 20-6 in five-set matches. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/23ViI8RpbM
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.@keinishikori stays alive in #AusOpen after a fifth set tiebreaker against Ivo Karlovic
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) 17 January 2019
The Japanese ace is through to the third round with a 6-3, 7-6(6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6(7) win in 3 hours and 48 minutes. https://t.co/oFAwLMmEZr pic.twitter.com/t4zl267Clf
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A wave of relief. Kei Nishikori survives a barrage of 59 aces, def. Karlovic 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7).
Posted by Australian Open on Wednesday, 16 January 2019
He's into the 3R.
#AusOpen
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