Nishikori is a two-time Japan Open champion, winning in 2012 and 2014. Earlier Saturday in the hard-court ATP 500 event, Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic defeated Tommy Paul of the United States ...

Kei Nishikori underlines his goal and wish remains to continue his pro tennis career but admits that may be it for him if he is forced to undergo another surgery. Nishikori, who will be turning 34 ...

Long before Naomi Osaka burst onto the tennis scene, compatriot Kei Nishikori was establishing himself as the face of the Tokyo 2020 Games, racking up high-profile sponsorship deals. Though he’s ...

Japan’s Kei Nishikori feels like he is in the second stage of his career after the last few years were interrupted by injuries but the 31-year-old says his goal remains to get back to the top ...

But Nishikori, currently 401st in the world, lost the next two sets 6-3, 6-2 to end his first appearance on the Wimbledon grass in three years. "I wasn't bad, but my opponent was attacking and had ...

Japan’s Kei Nishikori won his second straight Challenger tournament with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Brian Dabul at the Sarasota Open. Considered Japan’s most promising male player ...

Kei Nishikori (No. 200 ranking) will meet Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (No. 14) in the quarterfinals at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships on Sunday, September 29. Watch tennis, other live ...

Kei Nishikori sets up his two-handed backhand in textbook fashion, and his body coils with the shoulders turned to the net in excess of 90 degrees. This allows him to hit with surprising power and ...

On Sunday, Kei Nishikori (No. 143 in the world) meets Jack Draper (No. 19) in the Round of 32 at the Erste Bank Open. In his last outing, Nishikori fell to Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-3 ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 12 ranking) will meet Kei Nishikori (No. 153) in the Round of 64 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday, October 3. Tsitsipas was last in action on September 25 ...

Holger Rune in action at the 2024 Western & Southern Open (Picture: Getty) Sixth seed Holger Rune will lock horns with home favorite Kei Nishikori in a highly anticipated quarterfinal clash at the ...

Between the Japan Open, the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific (a.k.a. the Australian Open), and the IMG-owned Sony Open in Miami, Kei Nishikori has a trio of tournaments to call “home.” And the ...