Nishikori d. Kukushkin

Nishikori beat Kukushkin 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals at the Erste Bank Open - Vienna. Nishikori won 67 of 120 points (56%). Nishikori hit 5 aces to 3 and won 74% of points behind the first serve (29/39) against 62% for Kukushkin. Nishikori converted 2 of 5 break points and saved 2 of 2 faced; Kukushkin converted 0 of 2. The match was played on indoor hard in Austria.