Kei Nishikori Gets Into His First ATP Final of 2011 in Houston

Kei Nishikori (JPN) (#61) finally reaches his first final this year in Houston. For this year, he reached the semi's in Delray Beach and the quarters in Chennai.  He however, loses to Ryan Sweeting in the finals in Houston.  This was his path to the finals -

F - lost to Ryan Sweeting (USA) (#93) 46 67(3)
SF - Pablo Cuevas (URU) (#66) 63 75
QF - Mardy Fish (USA) (#11) 63 62
2R - Igor Andreev (RUS) (#97) 63 63
1R - Franco Skugor (CRO) (#149) 63 62