Kyrgios beats Nishioka to reach Atlanta Open tennis final

IANS

Atlanta (Washington), Aug 7 (IANS) Australia's Nick Kyrgios entered the Atlanta Open tennis final by beating Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Second seeded Kyrgios blasted 16 aces to win the semi-final match in 96 minutes on Saturday, reports Xinhua.

Kyrgios advances to his third professional tour final of his career where he will face top seed John Isner.

Isner defeated teenage wild card Reilly Opelka 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-2 in the other semi-final earlier.

--IANS

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