Kei Nishikori (JPN) ? The teenager Nishikori has celebrity status in Japan and has already been touted as a future top-5 player by Radael Nadal. Last year he received the "Newcomer of the Year" award, which was voted on by all the players on the ATP …
By KAZ NAGATSUKA Although he appeared composed, with a mild smile on his face, for young Kei Nishikori, this is probably the biggest disappointment he's experienced in his tennis career. Disappointing announcement: Kei Nishikori tells reporters on …
Having dropped out just days before the French Open, Kei Nishikori recently got the bad news that he will also miss Wimbledon next month.
Nishikori, the highest ranking Japanese in men’s tennis, has a small stress fracture in his right elbow and will be out of action for two to three months, it was revealed Monday.
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Japan's Kei Nishikori has an injured right elbow, forcing him to pull out of the French Open. Nishikori has not played since losing in the opening round at Indian Wells, California, in March. Last year Nishikori became the first Japanese man since 1937 …
Teenage tennis star Kei Nishikori said Monday he has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right elbow. As a result of examinations in New York last Wednesday, Nishikori has to refrain from swinging a tennis racket for two to three months and will be sidelined from the ATP Tour indefinitely.
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Nishikori has not played since losing in the first round at Indian Wells, Calif., in March.
He was honored as the ATP’s newcomer of the year for 2008, in part because of his run to the fourth round of the U.S. Open. He was the first Japanese man since 1937 to make it that far at that tournament.
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Kei Nishikori (JPN) ? The teenager Nishikori has celebrity status in Japan and has already been touted as a future top-5 player by Radael Nadal. Last year he received the "Newcomer of the Year" award, which was voted on by all the players on the ATP …
Britain's Andy Murray lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu 4-6 7-6 (10-8), while Marcos Baghdatis defeated Gael Monfils 6-4 6-0. The event closes on Friday with Kei Nishikori facing Tommy Haas and Marat Safin going up against James Blake.
On Wednesday, Andy Murray (another candidate to grab the French Open) lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu 4-6, 7-6, 8/10, while Marcos Baghdatis defeated Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-0. Closing matches on Friday are Kei Nishikori vs. Tommy Haas and Marat Safin vs. …
Rising star Kei Nishikori of Japan, who has not played since losing in the first round at Indian Wells, Calif., in March, pulled out of the French Open due to right elbow injury. Nishikori, named 2008 ATP Newcomer of the Year last …

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