The 24-year-old, from Japan, braved fierce heat and humidity to beat the world No 1 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 in two hours 52 minutes and become the first male from his country to reach a Grand Slam in the modern era..
Nishikori, who has had 14 retirements in his career and been frequently been held back by injuries or a lack of stamina, handled the brutal conditions better than the Wimbledon champion, who for once was outlasted.
It was a brilliant display from the No 10 seed, whose nerve occasionally failed him but who held out to pull off a seismic result against the strong favourite for the title, who defeated Andy Murray in the previous round.
'It's an amazing feeling, I'm so happy,' said an ecstatic Nishikori afterwards. 'I hope I can recover for the final. He started to play better in the second set. I hope it's big news in Japan. I feel the support from there. It's four in the morning there but I hope they've been watching.'
Source:dailymail
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