Kei Nishikori

Nadal has played at the Queen’s tournament in west London every year since his first appearance in 2005. He won the title last year, beating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the final. Kei Nishikori also withdrew Friday because of an elbow injury. No. …

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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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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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 …

AP Kei Nishikori of Japan is withdrawing from the French Open because of an injured right elbow. 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, …

Kei Nishikori is withdrawing from the French Open because of an injured right elbow. 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. …

Kei Nishikori, who will return from injury to the ATP Tour at the season-opening French Open beginning Sunday, has been awarded a wild card into next month’s AEGON Championships, it was learned Monday.
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Yuki feels his training at the Nick Bollettieri academy helped him to sharpen his game, hitting with top players like Kei Nishikori, Max Mirnyi, Radek Stepanek and the tallest man on the circuit, Ivo Karlovic. “Playing at the Bollettieri has definitely …

This week EA SPORTS was pleased to welcome Japanese tennis phenom Kei Nishikori to its Tiburon studio in Orlando, Florida. Nishikori visited EA SPORTS to try out its new tennis game Grand Slam Tennis. He first took a few practice swings on a Roland Garros practice court and once he got a feel for the motions, Nishikori jumped right into a match. His first choice? Centre Court at Wimbledon versus Pete Sampras.
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