Male players to watch in 2009

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It will certainly also be worth keeping an eye on Japan’s Kei Nishikori next year after his stunning arrival on the scene in 2008. …

Drucker: Top 10 matches of 2008

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AP Photo/Kathy Willens Kei Nishikori's talent and all-court prowess manifested in a five-set thriller at the US Open. 7. And I think to myself ? what a …

Kitajima, women's softball head Grand Prix nominees

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Also nominated were moguls skier Ai Uemura, who won five straight World Cup titles to win the overall crown, and teen tennis star Kei Nishikori, …

It takes a village to raise a tennis player

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In the monthly or weekly, or whatever it is, ATP online publication Deuce, there’s an item about Kei Nishikiori’s training at Nick Bollettieri’s academy in Florida. Nishikori is the 18 year old Japanese player who bolted from number 289 in the rankings to number 63 this year.
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Jon Wertheim's Mailbag

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Marin Cilic: Croatian Sensation cracks twenty-five before his 20th birthday, thereby edging out Kei Nishikori and Ernests Gulbis. Caroline Wozniacki: A very …

Publisher announces Japan's most popular baby names

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… apparently after judoka Satoshi Ishii, who won the gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games, as well as "Kei" — after leading tennis player Kei Nishikori.

2008 best matches - Part 6: Juan Martin Del Potro, US Open

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He didn't get a month and despite crushing Kei Nishikori in the fourth round, he ran out of gas in a much-anticipated quarterfinal clash with eventual …

Ford: Plenty of delights and distractions during 2008 season

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Kei Nishikori, who turns 19 in late December, has a beautiful game, an endearing personality and the massive pressure that comes along with an early tag as …

Breaking down the 2008 tennis season in style

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Kei Nishikori, as combative on the court as he is shy off it, burst onto the scene by winning a title in Delray Beach, Fla., in the spring. …

Giants sluggers bring crowd into the action

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he said of Kei Nishikori, whose last name is the same in Chinese characters but is pronounced differently. Then Wakui grabbed a sports paper to check what …

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