But he took the blows and came through in straight sets .
Against the 6ft 8in Frenchman Kenny de Schepper in the first round , Nishikori was bombarded with vicious serves , like an England batsman on a tour to the West Indies in the 1980s .
Nishikori took the blows and came through in straight sets .
Against the 6ft 8in Frenchman Kenny de Schepper in the first round , Nishikori was bombarded with vicious serves , like an England batsman on a tour to the West Indies in the 1980s .