Nishikori reaches new height in ATP rankings

Tuesday 14th October, 07:04 AM JST

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thebottomline at 08:50 AM JST - 14th October

Here we go again! The media in this country that shoves any sports name down your throat which in turn brainwahes you into thinking they are the best! Same thing happened with Nakata, Matsui and both Ai-chans off of golf and table tennis, as examples.
davidattokyo at 09:43 AM JST - 14th October

He's not the best, and he probably will not ever be the best, but at least as far as Japanese players go he IS probably the best ever (by the time he turns 20, if not already). He will cause some havoc in the Grand Slams in coming years though for sure. One doesn't take a set of Nadal by fluke.
movieguy at 10:00 AM JST - 14th October

I think he'll become a top 20 player. He's far better than Matsuoka ever was. And just like the Nobel recipients from Japan last week, what the media in Japan never seriously analyzes is why do people have to LEAVE Japan in order to make any impact on the world stage??? But when they do they try to take all the credit for thinking Japan develops them.

He left Japan at 14 and for all intents and purposes his game is American. He plays just like Andre Agassi and Jim Courier.
chickajackeen at 02:57 AM JST - 15th October

I think he's a dynmamic talent and was totally charming during the US Open.
Altria at 01:39 PM JST - 15th October

Shuzo Matsuoka achieved the highest-ever ranking by a Japanese man under the computerized world rankings established in 1973 with 46th place in July 1992.

46th?! The way they hang on to his every word on TV, I honestly thought he used to be in the top 10.

Anyway, good to see Nishikori doing well.