Novak Djokovic returns to winning in Japan after U.S. Open shoulder injury
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic displayed steady recovery of his left shoulder injury Tuesday by defeating an Australian challenger at the Japan Rakuten Open, his first competition since pulling out of the U.S. Open. The experienced Serbian top seed claimed a 6-4, 6-2 victory against ...
Taro Daniel completed a comeback by Japan in a Davis Cup qualifier with a 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 win over China's Li Zhe in the final singles match Saturday, securing a 3-2 aggregate victory. By winning the tie at the Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, Japan ...
Japan splits two opening matches against China in Davis Cup qualifying round
Japan broke even in its first two singles matches against China on Friday, the first day of the 2019 Davis Cup qualifying round. Taro Daniel won his match 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 against China's Zhang Ze at the Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre, while Yoshihito Nishioka suffered ...
Stefanos Tsitsipas ousts Taro Daniel in fist round at Rakuten Japan Open
Taro Daniel bowed out in the opening round of the Rakuten Japan Open on Tuesday, losing 6-1, 6-3 to No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. A wildcard entry to the tournament, the 72nd-ranked Daniel struggled to hold serve against the aggressive baseline play of ...
Taro Daniel and Tunisian Malek Jaziri will be aiming for their first ATP World Tour titles when they face off in the Istanbul Open final on Sunday. Daniel, who beat former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells in March, has had a strong ...
Local hero Yuichi Sugita dominated his fifth-set tiebreak to pull Japan even in its Davis Cup World Group first-round tie with Italy on Friday. At two sets apiece, and Japan already trailing after Taro Daniel dropped the first singles rubber, Sugita fought off match point ...
Richard Gasquet brushed aside Taro Daniel in straight sets and Gilles Simon routed Yoshihito Nishioka to give France a 2-0 lead over Japan in their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on Friday. Gasquet, the world No. 18, was in total control from start to ...
Gasquet expects tough opening test against Daniel in Davis Cup match
Richard Gasquet said he is expecting a stern test in the opening singles rubber Friday after being drawn against Taro Daniel in France's World Group first-round tie against Japan in the Davis Cup. Daniel won both his singles matches as Japan kept its place in ...
Kei Nishikori fired a warning shot ahead of next season's Davis Cup after Japan completed a comprehensive 5-0 win over hapless Ukraine in a World Group playoff on Sunday. Taro Daniel and Yoshihito Nishioka each earned another singles win for Japan at Utsubo Tennis Center ...
Nishioka, Daniel give Japan 2-0 start against Ukraine in Davis Cup tie
Yoshihito Nishioka upset Illya Marchenko in four sets and Taro Daniel defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky in straight sets to give Japan a 2-0 lead over Ukraine on Friday in their Davis Cup World Group playoff. World No. 96 Nishioka roared back from 5-2 down in the ...
Nishikori named to Japan's Davis Cup squad for clash with Ukraine
World No. 7 Kei Nishikori will play for his country in the upcoming Davis Cup World Group playoffs, the Japan Tennis Association said Tuesday. Nishikori, who on Monday reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the second time in his career, will be joined by 82nd-ranked ...
World No. 7 Kei Nishikori battled past John Millman of Australia to reach the third round at the Rio Olympics on Monday. Nishikori, the fourth seed, was made to work in the first set but took another step toward becoming the first Japanese to medal ...
