Currently ranked #26 in the world today (a ranking that will most likely go up after a quarterfinal showing here), Kei Nishikori has been the lone Asian challenge in the ATP Tour - and it is just fitting that he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. His win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga shows that he can defeat a Top 10 player, although his drubbing today from Andy Murray may be more due to fatigue than a real assessment of his abilities. If he continues to give good performances in the Slams, it wouldn't be farfetched to see him near the Top 10 by year end - but that would involve a lot of work - since even within the Top 25, the competition is so intense!
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