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The few times I covered tennis tournaments, I enjoyed chatting with the Japanese journalists, who were there for one reason: to cover Kei Nishikori. As soon as he lost, they were sent home. You'd come in one day and their work stations would be empty.
So I felt sorry for them yesterday as I watched their man go down in straight sets. But then I thought: At least they got to stay till the end.