Quarantined Kei Nishikori struggling to train for Australian Open
Japan's top men's player is unable to leave his Melbourne hotel room after others on his chartered flight to Australia tested positive for COVID-19.
The former world No. 4's return to the court has been slow after testing positive for the coronavirus earlier this summer and suffering an injury at the French Open in late September.
Kei Nishikori to skip remainder of season due to shoulder injury
The 30-year-old sustained the injury during his five-set second round defeat against Italian Stefano Travaglia at the French Open last month.
Kei Nishikori beaten by teenager Lorenzo Musetti at Italian Open
Kei Nishikori was eliminated from the Italian Open in the second round as 18-year-old qualifier Lorenzo Musetti scored his second consecutive upset win in Rome with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on Thursday. The 249th-ranked Musetti, who needed a wild card to play the qualifiers in ...
The first-round victory came in Nishikori's second tournament since he skipped the U.S. Open after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Kei Nishikori tests positive again for coronavirus, U.S. Open in doubt
Japan's top men's tennis player remained in isolation just one week before the scheduled start of the U.S. Open.
The 30-year-old said he was self-isolating in Florida and has pulled out of the upcoming Western and Southern Open in New York.
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka intends to compete at this year's U.S. Open, as does fellow countryman Kei Nishikori, who has been recovering from a right elbow injury, their management company said Tuesday. The pro tennis tour has been put on hold since March ...
Esports proving a viable option for competition-starved fans
Professional athletes are showing fans that their skills are — to some extent — transferable to the virtual world.
Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka face off in Nintendo game tournament for charity
Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka took part in a charity tennis tournament on Sunday
Keisuke Honda launches digital media venture featuring high-profile athletes
Former Japan international Keisuke Honda is set to launch a new digital media venture involving several of the country's high-profile athletes. Voice recordings from the athletes will be distributed by smartphone as part of a monthly subscription service called NowVoice, which launches Wednesday. The venture is ...
Injured Kei Nishikori returns to court at virtual Madrid Open
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori returned to action Monday while still on the road to recovery from elbow surgery, joining a group of fellow top tennis professionals in contesting the Madrid Open Virtual Pro, a video game version of the clay-court tournament. With the pro ...
