Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka commented on his victory over Karen Khachanov in the third round in Washington, (7-6) (and 7-6).
I’ve never beaten him, since my junior days. I lost to him at the Olympics last year. So I really wanted to beat him. The match was very, very hard, but I found a way to win.
It was crazy hot today, we were both tired. I like long rallies, he doesn’t. He wants to score on the forehand, but I tried to keep him running and moving. It was a clash of two psychologies. said Nishioka
Nishioka made only five unnecessary errors on 25 turnovers during the match. Khachanov had 35 winners and 36 faults.