Nishikori racks up milestones at Wimbledon

Nishikori racks up milestones at Wimbledon
Jul 6, 2019; London, United Kingdom; Kei Nishikori (JAP) in action during his match against Steve Johnson (USA) on day six at the All England Lawn and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports Copyright Susan Mullane(Reuters)
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LONDON (Reuters) - Kei Nishikori's quiet-but-efficient victory at Wimbledon on Saturday will feature in no tournament highlight retrospectives, but it did make some milestones.

The 6-4 6-3 6-2 win over American Steve Johnson marked the player's 400th tour-level match win and saw him reach the round of 16 for a fourth time, sharing the Japanese record with Ai Sugiyama.

The eighth seed will next face Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin for a place in the quarter-finals.

(Editing By Clare Lovell)

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