Barcelona Open 2015: Nishikori battles into the semi-finals

Top seed #Nishikori advances to SF in Barcelona. Here are the stats. #bcnopenbs pic.twitter.com/O01tSPPAfQ
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Nishikori through to the semi-final after beating Bautista Agut 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Nishikori overcomes a valiant Bautista Agut to take the third set 6-1.

#Nishikori finding his feet in 3rd set and now 2 games away from victory over Bautista #Agut. #bcnopenbs pic.twitter.com/PrTaj4LUby
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Nishikori breaks Bautista Agut a second time to serve for the match at 5-1.

Nishikori brilliant as he consolidates break with ease; holds serve to love to go 4-1 up in deciding set.

Nishikori breaks Bautista Agut to go 3-1 up in the final set.

Bautista Agut saves a break point to level the scores, one games all, in the deciding set.

Watch this! Roberto Bautista Agut holds to go into a decider v Kei #Nishikori. Watch live: http://t.co/kRsZ9udpkC http://t.co/Mxx9DjJ4bM
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They’re heading to a deciding set! Bautista #Agut takes the 2nd 6-3 over #Nishikori. #bcnopenbs pic.twitter.com/m5B6XTq7DI
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Agut prevails in a tough service game to take the second set 6-3 against Nishikori to push match into 3rd set.

Nishikori holds serve to have Agut serving for the second set at 5-3.

Nishikori serving to stay in the second set after Agut goes 5-2 up.

Bautista #Agut breaks again 4-2 in 2nd. #Nishikori not a happy camper. #bcnopenbs pic.twitter.com/l3Vza86Lrf
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Agut breaks Nishikori to go 4-2 up in the second set; Agut in no mood to keel over without a fight.

Is Nishikori now the favourite for the Barcelona title? He just breezed through set 1 v Bautista Agut ... #stats pic.twitter.com/9S9XgFVl9T
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Agut comes back from 15-40 to take the third game of the second set; Agut is 2-1 up, on serve.

Kei #Nishikori takes 1st set 6-2 over Roberto Bautista #Agut #bcnopenbs pic.twitter.com/Hw0Lm1RpXp
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It's easy going for Nishikori so far in the match; takes the first set, 6-2 against Agut.

Nishikori breaks Agut for a second time to serve for the opening set at 5-2.

Agut holding his own even in the face of tremendous pressure by Nishikori; but the World Number 5 is still a break up and leads 3-2 in the first set.

Kei Nishikori breaks Roberto Bautista Agut in the first game to go 1-0 up in the opening set of the quarter-final.

#Nadal loss to #Fognini in #Barcelona signals a crisis of confidence. The locker room no longer see him as invincible on clay. #tennis
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Friday Barcelona OOP: Nishikori v Bautista Agut, Klizan v Robredo, Kohlschreiber v Ferrer, Andujar v Fognini http://t.co/5SmxzuiQq9
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4-time runner-up @DavidFerrer87 beats @eliasymer 63 64 for @bcnopenbs QF spot. http://t.co/FTTyUP3VW1 #atp #tennis pic.twitter.com/nYsPFrFqZU
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.@keinishikori meets world champion ice skater @javierfernandez after reaching @bcnopenbs QFs. http://t.co/FTTyUP3VW1 pic.twitter.com/1nY1tpZeVr
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"I will continue to be vulnerable," says #Nadal after 3R loss at @bcnopenbs. More: http://t.co/uUvPfa6Q11 #atp pic.twitter.com/791PGngCk9
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.@fabiofogna upsets 8-time champion @RafaelNadal 64 76(6) at @bcnopenbs. Read: http://t.co/hUWVcVCxNk #atp #tennis pic.twitter.com/DoWg2uyhVH
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.@keinishikori wins re-match of 2014 @bcnopenbs final, beating @ElGirald 62 61. http://t.co/FTTyUP3VW1 #atp #tennis pic.twitter.com/CtU6bUUT4t
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David Ferrer breaks early to take a 3-0 lead in the opening set in the third round match against Elias Ymer.

Roberto Batista Agut beats Pablo Cuevas 7-6 (5), 6-2 to advance to the quarter-final.

Kei Nishikori decimates Santiago GIraldo, 6-2, 6-1 to storm into the quarter-final.

Giraldo in no mood to keel over. Fights to put himself on the board in the second set. But, Nishikori is up 5-1 and serving for the match.

Nishikori in top form as he goes 5-0 up in the second set. Giraldo serving to stay in the match.

Nishikori seems to be in a hurry; breaks Giraldo early in the second set to go 2-0 up.

Santiago Giraldo putting up a strong fight but to no avail; Nishikori breaks him a third time to take the first set 6-2.

Giraldo 2-5 down as he serves to stay in the first set.

Giraldo yanks one back to get on the board. Nishikori still in firm control of the match with a 4-1 lead.

Nishikori looks unstoppable; breaks Giraldo a second time to go 4-0 up in the opening set.

Nishikori made to work to hold serve by Giraldo. The top seed survives to lead 3-0 in the first set.

Nishikori draws first blood against Giraldo. Breaks early to go 2-0 up in the first set.