Medvedev defeats Nishikori to win Japan Open title

TOKYO (AP) — Daniil Medvedev beat local favorite Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Sunday for his third career ATP title.
The third-seeded Nishikori reached the tournament decider without dropping a set but was broken three times by Medvedev.
Medvedev won for the second time this year as a qualifier, after Sydney in January, and became the first Russian to win the Japan Open.
Nishikori was bidding to join Pete Sampras and Stefan Edberg as tournament winners at least three t