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Kei Nishikori will miss the US Open because of a back injury
- On August 20, 2025, Kei Nishikori announced he would not participate in the U.S. Open in New York due to an unresolved back injury.
- Nishikori injured his back in May, previously pulling out of the French Open and missing the entire 2022 season for a hip injury.
- He made an early exit in Cincinnati earlier in August 2025 after returning to competition but stated that his back injury still had not fully healed.
- Nishikori posted on social media, “I had an MRI taken of my back and it’s not 100% healed yet,” confirming his condition.
- He will be replaced in the U.S. Open draw by a player who loses in the final qualifying stages, indicating he cannot compete at this time.
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Kei Nishikori renounces the US Open 2025. The Japanese is still embarrassed by a back injury and joins the long list of packages.
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Kei Nishikori will miss the US Open because of a back injury
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August 20, 2025, 01:52 pm NEW YORK – Kei Nishikori retired from the US Open on Wednesday, saying that the back injury had not completely healed. Nishikori was injured in May and retired from the French Open. The US Open 2014 finalist in Japan returned earlier this month for a defeat in the first round in Cincinnati, but said that his back was not healthy enough to play in New York. “Hello, fans, unfortunately I will not yet be ready for the open…
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