Tennis: Kei Nishikori beats Thiago Monteiro in straight sets at Wimbledon

Kei Nishikori eased into the Wimbledon second round with a straight-sets victory over Brazilian Thiago Monteiro on Tuesday.The Japanese eighth seed took 2 hours, 10 minutes to complete the 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-4 win over his 113th-ranked opponent on Court 12 at the All England Club.Nishikori, who reached the French Open quarterfinals last month, started the match aggressively.He held serve throughout the opening set but allowed Monteiro to force his way to a tie-breaker in the second.The 29-year-old world No. 7 saved a break point in the third before closing out a comfortable win."It's been a whi…READ FULL ARTICLE