2010 Sarasota Open Champion Kei Nishikori defeats world #1

Kei Nishikori notched the biggest win of his career Saturday, knocking off top-ranked Novak Djokovic 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-0 in the Swiss Indoors Basel semi-finals. The win put Nishikori into the record books as the first Japanese player to defeat a World No. 1. “It feels great,” Nishikori said afterwards. “I was missing too much in the first set, but at the end of the second set, I started playing well.”

Nishikori who captured the Sarasota Open title in 2010 is looking to capture his next major title on the ATP Tour.  He finished runner-up to Ryan Sweeting in Houston in April and recently reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final in Shanghai (l. to Murray). He’ll play four-time champion Roger Federer in Sunday’s title match. “I’ve always wanted to play Roger,” revealed Nishikori. “Before the tournament, I was wishing to play him but I was on the other side of the draw and knew I would need to make the final to have a chance to play him. It will be a good challenge for me to play against him.”