Kei Nishikori

Injury-hit Kei Nishikori will sit out next month’s third-round zonal Davis Cup meeting against Uzbekistan, while Tatsuma Ito has made the squad for the first time, the Japan Tennis Association said on Tuesday.
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OSAKA — Japan thrashed China 5-0 in the second round of their Davis Cup tennis Asia-Oceania zone Group One tie here Sunday.

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki of Japan won their doubles match Saturday to complete a 3-0 sweep of China in Davis Cup play.
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Last December, he became the sole coach for Kei Nishikori, an 18-year-old player from Japan considered a rising star on the ATP Tour. …

It was a disappointing start for Japan at the opening day of the Wimbledon Championships on Monday as up-and-coming Japanese teenage tennis star Kei Nishikori was forced to retire from the first round with an abdominal injury and Rika Fujiwara was defeated 6-1, 4-6, 3-6 by Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko in the Ladies Singles tournament.

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) Indian veterans Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi’s lacklustre performances against Kei Nishikori and Satoshi Iwabuchi helped Japan …

ONE UP: Rohan Bopanna reacts after winning his match in the Davis Cup against Kei Nishikori. Bopanna declared himself fit for the tie in the draw ceremony. …

Bopanna, playing with a heavily strapped knee after recovering from a knew inflammation, showed no signs of discomfort as he beat Kei Nishikori 7-6 (2), …

New Delhi: Japan?s non-playing captain Eiji Takeuchi couldn?t stop smiling after Kei Nishikori was drawn to play Rohan Bopanna in the opening rubber of the Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie starting at the DLTA Courts on Friday.

… Rohan Bopanna will open India’s campaign in the crucial Asia-Oceania Group I second round Davis Cup tie here against Japanese Kei Nishikori on Friday. …