Kei Nishikori entered semifinal at US Open

[Superboy]

Awesome job! This is the first time an Asian man entered semi at a major.

 

[Aepsilons]

Ganbatte Kudasai !!

 

[kawaraj]

GanbaRe, Kei!

 

[Jlaw]

Awesome job! Too bad he won't make it past semi, but it is the first time an Asian man entered semi at a major.

michael Chang

 

[Nan Yang]

At 28, Peng Shuai Advances to Her First Grand Slam Semifinal

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/sports/tennis/peng-shuai-advances-to-us-open-semifinals.html

 

[Hypersonicmissiles]

Hope Djokovic destroys Nishikori.
Come on Novak!

 

[BoQ77]

michael Chang

A banana to PRC?

Chang was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1972 to Joe (張洪笙) and Betty (董良因, née Tung). Betty and Joe moved from Taiwan to the US in 1959 and 1966 respectively. The parents met in the United States after being introduced by a mutual friend. Betty was born in Delhi, India as the daughter of Michael Tung (董宗山), then serving as diplomat of The Republic of China to India. Michael then served in the Legislative Yuan and was an Ambassador to Cambodia and Dominic Republic/Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, among other diplomatic posts in 1960s to 1980s. Joe was born in Chaozhou, China, and moved to Taiwan at age seven. Michael's Chinese name (simplified Chinese: 张德培; traditional Chinese: 張德培; pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi) was chosen by Joe, and his English name by Betty (who named him after her father).

After moving from Hoboken, New Jersey, to St. Paul, Minnesota, where Michael learned tennis, the Changs moved to first Placentia, California, and then Encinitas, California, to increase the tennis opportunities for Michael and his older brother, Carl. After rising to #163 in the world as a 15-year-old amateur, Chang dropped out of tenth grade at San Dieguito High School in Encinitas after passing his GED in February 1988 in order to pursue a professional tennis career.

Good news to Asia, beside Li Na.

 

[Superboy]

michael Chang

Michael Chang is American, not Asian.

 

[T-123456]

It took 81 years for a Japanese player to reach the semi finals of a Major.
He played two 5 setters of over 4 hours each in a row and made it to the semi final.
Great achievement,good luck Kei!

 

[BoQ77]

It took 81 years for a Japanese player to reach the semi finals of a Major.
He played two 5 setters of over 4 hours each and made it to the semi final.
Great achievement,good luck Kei!

Great strength !!! My wife loves Uniqlo too.

 

[BoQ77]

Nishikori would win the US Open champion title !!! Once he could defeat Novak Djokovic
We wish the best to you, Kei !!!

 

[Aepsilons]

 

[mike2000]

wow good job Nishikori San. im cheering for you. he even beat Novak. Well done Japan

On another note, the i dont know why Asians find it hard to win major tittles inb tennis compared to europeans who have won all but 3 majors in history.

 

[Aepsilons]

wow good job Nishikori San. im cheering for you. he even beat Novak. Well done Japan

On another note, the i dont know why Asians find it hard to win major tittles inb tennis compared to europeans who have won all but 3 majors in history.

We're going to change that trend, Mike.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

wow good job Nishikori San. im cheering for you. he even beat Novak. Well done Japan

On another note, the i dont know why Asians find it hard to win major tittles inb tennis compared to europeans who have won all but 3 majors in history.

Tennis isn't a sport that most Asians in Asia like to play. The racket is very awkward and the ball is squishy, making it frustrating to play. Most Asians prefer speed and functional strength based sports like badminton and basketball. Look at how the tennis players are skinny and lack muscle compared to badminton players.

Lin Dan, world champion of badminton: