Kei Nishikori defeats Jordan Thompson in Tokyo - ATP Tour
WEB6 days ago · Kei Nishikori’s bid for a hat-trick of titles at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships is building momentum.. The home favourite on Saturday breezed past Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals at his home ATP 500 for the sixth time in 11 main-draw appearances. Nishikori broke his opponent’s serve five times in a commanding 83-minute performance inside Ariake ...
Kei Nishikori earns opening win against Cilic in Tokyo - ATP Tour
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Former two-time champion Kei Nishikori is a match winner at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships once again. Competing in Tokyo for the first time since 2018, the Japanese star overcome Hangzhou champion Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the second round at the ATP 500 event. Nishikori returned from injury this …
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Kei Nishikori | Shanghai Masters highlights
WEB12 hours ago · Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Kei Nishikori | Shanghai Masters highlights. Friday 4 October 2024 10:43, UK.
Tennis: Morale-boosting win sends Nishikori into Japan Open …
WEB6 days ago · Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori acknowledges the crowd after his second-round win against Australia's Jordan Thompson at the Japan Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 28, 2024. (Kyodo) The 2012 and 2014 Japan Open champion stayed aggressive and led 4-2 in the second set en route to improving his head-to-head record against Thompson ...
Tennis: Nishikori's impressive Japan Open run stopped by Rune
WEB5 days ago · Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a return in his Japan Open tennis tournament quarterfinal match against Denmark's Holger Rune at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sept. 29, 2024. (Kyodo) Rune broke Nishikori twice late in the final set, including the last game. "It was a great match," Nishikori said. "He raised his level and started playing well in the ...
'Mentally Shocking': The Story Behind Kei Nishikori's Comeback
WEBJul 26, 2023 · Kei Nishikori recalls the long road back from a double injury blow after playing - and winning - his first ATP Tour-level match since October 2021.
'Cannot ask for more': Kei Nishikori launches comeback with …
WEBJun 19, 2023 · Out with a left hip injury that ultimately required surgery—and forced to push back his comeback on multiple occasions due to setbacks that included a right ankle sprain—Nishikori emerged...
Kei Nishikori wins in his first ATP Tour match since 2021 after ...
WEBJul 26, 2023 · ATLANTA (AP) — Kei Nishikori won Tuesday in his first ATP Tour event in two years, beating Jordan Thompson 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the Atlanta Open. The 2014 U.S. Open runner-up from Japan hadn’t played on tour since Indian Wells in October 2021.
Kei Nishikori on his emotional ATP return: ‘I’m just so ... - Tennis365
WEBJul 27, 2023 · Nearly two full years after his last top-level appearance, Kei Nishikori made an emotional comeback as he tasted victory on the ATP Tour again with a win at the Atlanta Open.
Tsitsipas gets revenge against Nishikori at Shanghai Masters
WEB12 hours ago · Tsitsipas -- who suffered a shock defeat to Nishikori in Montreal in August -- battled through two tight sets to win 7-6 (8/6), 6-4. "I'm glad of the win," Tsitsipas said on court afterwards ...