Yoshihito Nishioka ousted Rafael Nadal’s conqueror Mackenzie McDonald on the Australian Open on Friday to change into solely the third Japanese man to file 100 Tour-level wins.
The 27-year-old reached his first spherical of 16 at a Grand Slam with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 6-2 victory over the American, who shocked injured defending champion Nadal on Wednesday.
It was the left-hander’s one centesimal profession victory, matching the feat of fellow Japanese Kei Nishikori (431) and Shuzo Matsuoka (148).
He additionally joined them as the one males from Japan to progress to the fourth spherical at a significant match, with Nishikori making the grade 22 occasions and Matsuoka as soon as.
The thirty first seed Nishioka, who gained his second title final 12 months at Seoul, will meet both American sixteenth seed Frances Tiafoe or Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov for a spot within the quarter-finals.