No. 10 Kei Nishikori upsets No. 5 Milos Raonic in 5 sets
The last match at the U.S. Open Monday was possibly the best of the day.
No.10 Kei Nishikori defeated the fifth ranked Milos Raonic in 5 sets (4-6. 7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4) to advance to the quarterfinals.
#Nishikori: "It was really tight and it was really tough, I had to concentrate all the time against Milos." #usopen
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2014
The five-set match ended at 2:26 am ET, which tied the latest a match had ended in U.S. Open history. The match lasted 4 hours and 19 minutes, making it the longest match of the tournament thus far.
With 2.26am finish #Nishikori V #Raonic tie w/Isner V Kohlschreiber in '12 & #Wilander vs #Pernforms in '93 as latest #usopen match finish.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2014
Nishikori will now face No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
#Nishikori on Wawrinka: "He's been playing really well, v.strong player. I'll try to recover tomorrow & be ready for the next one." #usopen
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2014