Nishikori crashes out, Djokovic cruises in Shanghai
- Published: 10 Oct 2012 at 17.49
- Online news: World
History-making Kei Nishikori was dumped out of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday as Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round and defending champion Andy Murray was handed a walkover.
Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a return against Sam Querrey of the US during their second round match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament. Nishikori was dumped out of the Shanghai Masters by Querrey as defending champion Andy Murray was handed a walkover into the third round.
As the tournament came to life with the introduction of the big guns, America's Sam Querrey sent Nishikori tumbling 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 just days after his opponent became the first Japanese player to win the Japan Open.
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