Japan's Kei Nishikori scores long-awaited win in Montreal

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Japan's Kei Nishikori ended a three-year drought by defeating American teen Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Omnium Banque National in Montreal.

Nishikori, 34, had not won at the ATP Masters 1000 level since 2021 at Indian Wells.

"It's been a long time," Nishikori said in his on-court interview. "It means a lot, especially the way I played in t