Tennis Sep 18, 2020
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 ...
Tennis Sep 15, 2020
The first-round victory came in Nishikori's second tournament since he skipped the U.S. Open after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Tennis Aug 22, 2020
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.
Tennis Aug 17, 2020
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.
Tennis Jun 16, 2020
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 ...
More Sports May 15, 2020
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.
Tennis May 4, 2020
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
Soccer Apr 29, 2020
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 ...
Tennis Apr 28, 2020
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 ...
Olympics Mar 25, 2020
Japanese athletes react to Olympic postponement
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Some of Japan’s top athletes have expressed mixed feelings following Tuesday’s announcement that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the International Olympic Committee had agreed to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for “about a year” amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Veteran female sport climber Akiyo ...
Tennis Mar 5, 2020
Injured Kei Nishikori to miss Japan's Davis Cup qualifier against Ecuador
Injury-hit Japan ace Kei Nishikori said Thursday he will sit out this weekend's behind-closed doors Davis Cup qualifier against Ecuador as he continues to recover from an elbow injury. A depleted Japan will also be without world No. 48 Yoshihito Nishioka in its bid to ...