Australian Open 2012: Kei Nishikori executes 'hotdog' shot against Andy Murray during quarter-final contest Nishikori, the first Japanese man through to the last eight in Melbourne for 80 years, may have lost his quarter-final contest, but Murray admitted his rival won most of the more entertaining points including his 'tweener lob'. Charging back from the net to retrieve a shot during the fourth game of the opening set, Nishikori lobbed Murray from between his legs, then smacked a forehand winner down the line after the British No 1 could only tap a volley harmlessly over the net. Murray attempted to repeat the trick in the following game but his swiped racket connected only with fresh air as he galloped across the baseline. Although losing the "fun" points and most of the crowd to the plucky Nishikori, Murray knuckled down for the points that mattered as he wrapped up a dominant 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 victory to reach his third consecutive Australian Open semi-final.