Nishioka rallies to reach Delray Beach final

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Unseeded Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over sixth-seeded Ugo Humbert Saturday to reach the ATP Delray Beach final. Nishioka, apparently refreshed by a second rain delay, roared through the final set to advance to his second career final. He won his only prior title match at Shenzhen in 2018. Nishioka, 24 and ranked 63rd in the world, is already projected to surpass his career-best ranking of 58 on Monday. After reaching that mark in March of 2017 Nishioka tore a left knee ligament and dropped as low as 380th in the world in April 2018 before starting to climb his way back.

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