Nishikori Loses in 1st Round at Japan Open Tennis Swan Song
- Kei Nishikori played his final career match at the Japan Open in Tokyo on Thursday, falling to Frances Tiafoe of the United States 6-4, 6-4.
- The 36-year-old Nishikori, the first Asian male player to reach a Grand Slam singles final in 2014, announced in May he would retire at season's end. He won the Japan Open in 2012 and 2014.
- Persistent injuries, including right shoulder pain, hampered the Japanese player in recent years, forcing him to miss the Australian Open in January and last year's Open.
- Nishikori had an emotional farewell to his tennis career on home soil. "I also know this is my last moment," he said, reflecting on his final elite-level tournament.
- In other Tokyo action Thursday, third-seeded Taylor Fritz lost 6-7 , 6-4, 6-3 to Spain's Jaume Munar. Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz was scheduled to play American Alex Michelsen later.
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The career of Japan's Kei Nishikori, former 4th in the world and finalist of the US Open in 2014, ended at 36 years of age with a defeat on Thursday in the 1st round of Tokyo's ATP 500. Back to 436th place in the ATP standings, the winner of twelve ATP titles bowed 6-4, 6-4 against the American Frances Tiafoe, N.2 and 8th in the world. Nishikori announced on 30 April that he would retire to sport at the end of the season, after a career largely …
Tokyo, 1 Oct (EFE).- American tennis player Frances Tiafoe (n.8) this Thursday ran over Japanese Kei Nishikori (n.436) to advance to the second phase of the Tokyo tournament, ending what will be the last professional appearance before his Japanese audience, which announced his withdrawal last April. Tiafoe was imposed by 6-4 [...] The entry Tiafoe defeats in two sets Nishikori in the Japanese farewell was first published in HolaNews.
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