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Injured Kei Nishikori retires from quarterfinal clash against Novak Djokovic
Kei Nishikori retired from his quarterfinal against top seed Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, succumbing to an injured thigh as he trailed 6-1, 4-1. Nishikori, ranked ninth in the world, was coming off a five-hour, five-set match on Monday and could not keep up with the ...
Never-say-die Nishikori into Australian Open quarters after five-set epic
Marathon man Kei Nishikori recovered from two sets down to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals with an epic five set win over Pablo Carreno Busta Monday. It was never-say-die Nishikori's third five-setter of the tournament, the second time he came from two sets down and ...
Kei Nishikori weathered a barrage of aces from towering Croat Ivo Karlovic on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. In a match that lasted nearly four hours in the Melbourne heat, Nishikori rallied in the decider after giving up a ...
Kei Nishikori survived a dramatic Australian Open first-round match Tuesday after his Polish qualifier opponent retired with cramps in the searing heat having raced to a shock two-set lead. Eighth seed Nishikori of Japan won 3-6, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-2, 3-0 but the scoreline fails ...
Kei Nishikori poised to have deep run in Melbourne after ending title drought
Joy, elation, exuberance. To be sure, those emotions were apparent in Kei Nishikori in the moments after he won his first ATP title in 2 years, 10 months and 23 days on Sunday. But most of all, the world No. 9 looked relieved. Relieved to have ...
Kei Nishikori captures first championship in nearly three years at Brisbane International
Kei Nishikori dug himself out of an early hole on Sunday to defeat Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the men's final of the Brisbane International. For Nishikori, the tournament's second seed and world No. 9, it was his first tour victory since he won ...
Kei Nishikori was in superb form as he demolished Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals of the Brisbane International on Saturday. The 29-year-old gave his French opponent no chance as he put on a commanding all-court display to advance to the final for the ...
Kei Nishikori showed he was back to his best form as he downed Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-5 to reach the semifinals of the Brisbane International on Thursday. Nishikori proved too consistent for the Bulgarian in a high-quality match, securing crucial breaks at 5-5 in ...
Kei Nishikori kicked off his 2019 campaign on a winning note Wednesday, beating American Denis Kudla 7-5, 6-2 at the Brisbane International. Nishikori, the world No. 9 and second seed, fired seven aces and won 84 percent of his first-serve points to book a spot ...
Kei Nishikori, Grigor Dimitrov win in Brisbane to set up rematch of 2017 final
Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dimitrov had straight-sets wins Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Brisbane International, where they'll meet in a rematch of the 2017 final. Second-seeded Nishikori broke at love in the 11th game to seize momentum in a 7-5, 6-2 win over ...
With Naomi Osaka enjoying a breakthrough campaign in 2018 and Kei Nishikori making a strong comeback from a career-threatening injury, the past season proved fruitful for emerging tennis powerhouse Japan. Osaka started 2018 at No. 68 in the WTA rankings but experienced a dramatic rise ...
A career-threatening wrist injury left Japanese tennis' top male player fighting the fear that he may never again find himself among the world's best. But after clawing his way back to the top, Kei Nishikori says he again has his sights set on a Grand ...
