May 19
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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May 04
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 …
May 01
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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Apr 25
Other big names set to appear in the game include Chris Evert, Pat Cash, Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Kei Nishikori, Michael Stich, Andy Murray, Leyton Hewitt and Martina Navratilova. Poor old Tim doesn’t get a look in for this one …
Mar 30
Chances are, few Americans have heard of Kei Nishikori. Ranked 95th on the ATP World Tour, the 19-year-old counts a single, low-level circuit title to his name. Nishikori, though, is one of the top earners in tennis.
Mar 12
Croatian tennis players Mario Ancic has reached the ATP quarterfinals in Stockholm by defeating Belgian Steve Darcis by a score of 7:6(4), 6:4 in a second-round match.
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Jan 13
TOKYO: Rising Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori, who aggravated an arm injury at the Heineken Open on Monday, should be fit to compete in the upcoming Australian Open, his management company said. ‘‘It is not a serious injury and if he undergoes a few days of treatment he should be ready for the Australian Open,’’ his management said Monday.
Dec 30
Rising Japanese star Kei Nishikori has been given a boost to his Aussie Open preparations with a wildcard into the Heineken Open, the final warm-up before the 1st slam of the year.
Dec 18
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. …
Dec 12
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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