Kei Nishikori became the first home grown player to win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships on Sunday, surging past Milos Raonic in the third set to win his first ATP World Tour trophy since 2008.
Fourth seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares upset top seeds Radek Stepanek and Leander Paes in the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships final to win their second straight team title on Sunday.
Sixth seed Milos Raonic topped No. 3 seed Janko Tipsarevic in a final set tie-break for the second time this season, saving a match point to win their Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships quarter-final on Friday in Tokyo.
Top seed Andy Murray improved to a 50-11 season record on Friday, beating Stanislas Wawrinka in three sets to reach the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships semi-finals.