Nishikori ousts Granollers in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Wild-card Kei Nishikori ousted Marcel Granollers in the first round of the Stockholm Open on Monday, overcoming a sore knee and a cold for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over the eighth-seeded Spaniard. The Japanese teen will next play Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia, who beat Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-2, 6-1. In the other first-round match, Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador outlasted Ivan Navarro of Spain 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5. The 18-year-old Nishikori was bothered by his right knee in the first set and requested treatment from a trainer early in the second. "I've felt the pain for two days, I took a painkiller today but it didn't help," he said. "I was thinking about retiring more than 10 times I guess. ... I also have a cold. I'm not in my best condition." In the second set, Nishikori broke the Spaniard on his... [read full story]