AUSTRALIAN OPEN : KEI NISHIKORI SURVIVES 5th-SET TIEBREAK VS. IVO KARLOVIC IN 2ND ROUND NAIL-BITER !

AUSTRALIAN OPEN : KEI NISHIKORI SURVIVES 5th-SET TIEBREAK VS. IVO KARLOVIC IN 2ND ROUND NAIL-BITER !

JAPANESE 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!

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

— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019

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He's done it!!!! @keinishikori #AusOpen #GameSetMatch pic.twitter.com/o9ZBelH6A6

— #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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💦 pic.twitter.com/A9IphIyIL1

— 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.

Sound off on the match 👇 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/4RjSK4Zg8J

— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) 17 January 2019

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What did Kei Nishikori think of Karlovic's 59 aces in their 5-set battle?

"That's almost my one year of aces" #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/g0guFGotoH

— The Field (@thefield_in) 17 January 2019

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Digging deep is proving a @keinishikori speciality at #AusOpen 2019.

Full match report 👉 https://t.co/HW6W9R7kEq pic.twitter.com/rmwuBuKzFH

— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019

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Kei Nishikori survived a scare to win a fifth-set tie-break against Croatia's big-serving Ivo Karlovic.

Here's how the eighth seed squeezed through 👉 https://t.co/lAWV9BpHY3 #AusOpen #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/GIXnEAvlI2

— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) 17 January 2019

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Nishikori wins!

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

— Standard Sport (@standardsport) 17 January 2019

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Oh so close!

You have done yourself proud @ivokarlovic 👏#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/BPoftVnLGl

— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 17 January 2019

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Cardiac Kei!!!@keinishikori survives another 5 set thriller!

He defeats Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-6 (6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (10-7). #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/CPb1nj4Tz1

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) 17 January 2019

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.@keinishikori survives!

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

— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 17 January 2019

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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

[getty] pic.twitter.com/IYZ56qlz1F

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) 17 January 2019

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Remember the name: @keinishikori ✌️#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/v7P9BbZgUJ

— #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.

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

— Omnisport (@OmnisportNews) 17 January 2019

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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...

...never. 😉

He is now 20-6 in five-set matches. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/23ViI8RpbM

— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) 17 January 2019

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.@keinishikori stays alive in #AusOpen after a fifth set tiebreaker against Ivo Karlovic

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

— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) 17 January 2019

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Nothing gets past Nishikori 🇯🇵#AusOpen @keinishikori

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Pushed till the end, in a five-set thriller 👏 #AusOpen @keinishikori

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😜😜😜 @keinishikori survives a five-set thriller over Karlovic to reach the @australianopen 3R 🙌

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圭君勝ったぁ！良かった！ さて、なおみちゃん！ 前の席のカイ君が一緒に応援してくれました。 興奮して、大声で叫んで応援したので雨が降って屋根が閉まってくる時間がブレイクになり、ホッとしています。#ausopen2019 #keinishikori #勝って良かった #ドキドキした

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A wave of relief. @KeiNishikori survives a barrage of 59 aces, def. Karlovic 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7). He's into the 3R 🎾👏 Repost #AusOpen (📸:@australianopen)

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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).

He's into the 3R.

#AusOpen

Posted by Australian Open on Wednesday, 16 January 2019

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