Tennis May 6, 2021
Nishikori was beaten by world No. 6 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2, having been unable to convert a single break point in the second set against the German.
Tennis Jun 28, 2020
Japanese players express concern as tennis tours prepare to restart
by Joel Tansey
Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan's No. 2 men's player, told The Japan Times he thinks it's too early for tennis to resume in light of a spate of positive COVID-19 tests.
Tennis Feb 15, 2020
Yoshihito Nishioka and Go Soeda target Olympic berths
by Joel Tansey
Yoshihito Nishioka didn't mince words when asked about his goals for the 2020 tennis season. "My first goal is making the Olympics," he told The Japan Times last week. "To play in the Olympics in my home country ... I don't want to miss it." In ...
Tennis Nov 21, 2019
Japan bowed out of the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday, going down to Serbia a day after opening its Group A campaign with a loss to France. Filip Krajinovic beat Yuichi Sugita 6-2, 6-4 in the opening singles rubber at Madrid's La Caja Magica before ...
Tennis May 28, 2019
Juan Martin del Potro, Yoshihito Nishioka win opening matches at French Open
Juan Martin del Potro fired up his power game after a sluggish start to ease past Nicolas Jarry in an all-South American first-round clash at the French Open on Tuesday. The eighth seed, a semifinalist last year, won 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, the four sets ...
Tennis Mar 14, 2019
Yoshihito Nishioka retires due to back pain in fourth round of BNP Paribas Open
Yoshihito Nishioka retired in his fourth-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday due to back pain. Nishioka looked sluggish from the outset and dropped the first set 6-4 to Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic despite taking medication and a timeout to receive a massage from ...
Tennis Feb 2, 2019
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 ...
More Sports / Tennis Oct 3, 2018
Kei Nishikori prevails in second round against Benoit Paire at Rakuten Japan Open
by Jason Coskrey
Kei Nishikori was everywhere. Whether it was the left side of the court, the right side of the court or near the net, for large stretches it seemed like wherever Benoit Paire hit the ball, Nishikori was there to meet it. Before long, they were ...
More Sports / Tennis Oct 1, 2018
Nishioka savors first career ATP title
by Joel Tansey
At 40-30, Yoshihito Nishioka fired a second serve up the middle and watched as his opponent dumped a return into the net. It was a routine point at an opportune time, with the error from Pierre-Hugues Herbert coming on Nishioka's fifth championship point in the ...
More Sports / Tennis Aug 29, 2018
Roger Federer made light of energy-sapping conditions to brush past Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Where other players had slogged through long rallies as the temperature hit 32 degrees Celsius, Federer kept his time on ...
More Sports / Tennis Aug 28, 2018
Yoshihito Nishioka faces tough task against Roger Federer at U.S. Open in latest stage of comeback
by Joel Tansey
It's been a long road back from major knee surgery for Yoshihito Nishioka. It got a little bit longer last week when he drew Roger Federer in the first round of the U.S. Open. And the reality of the situation wasn't lost on the 22-year-old. "I haven't ...
More Sports / Tennis Mar 23, 2018
Yoshihito Nishioka advanced to the second round of the Miami Open with a straight sets victory Thursday over Alex De Minaur of Australia. Nishioka, ranked 374th, converted five of his seven break point opportunities to complete the 6-2, 6-4 win over the world No. 130 ...