By Ace Ramirez, EBC Sports International, Washington DC Bureau
Heart and will prevailed over fatigue and exhaustion as 2nd seed Kei Nishikori did unbelievable match point saves to top American Tomy Paul in the Citi open quarter-final on Friday, August 4th.
On the other court, fifth seed Alexander Xverev dominated Russian Danill Medvedev in less than an hour in the quarter-final securing a semi-final slot against Nishikori.
Meanwhile American Jack sock faces South African Kevin Anderson in what is expected to be a duel of big servers.
The Citi Open 2017 featured tennis greats from all over the world in this week long tournament challenged by the DC heat and sporadic rains. The Finals is scheduled on Sunday, Aug 6.
