Kei Nishikori

Ai loves Kei and Kei loves Ai, if the tabloid photos don’t lie—but is their passion undermining their performance on the court?

That’s what a gaggle of news hounds on hand at Narita airport to greet homecoming ping pong ace Ai Fukuhara wanted to know, says Sankei Sports (Dec 3).
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Kei Nishikori saved two championship points and then won a dramatic tie-breaker to win the XL Bermuda Open last night.

The Japanese youngster claimed his first win on the Challenger Tour, beating Serbian Viktor Troicki 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 at the Coral Beach Club.
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Robin Söderling of Sweden returns the ball to Kei Nishikori of Japan during their semi-final match at the ATP Stockholm Open tennis tournament in Stockholm, …

Rising teenager Kei Nishikori will miss the remainder of this season due to a knee injury, his management office said Saturday. Nishikori, who climbed to 66th in the ATP rankings after reaching the semifinals of the Stockholm Open last week, received treatment on his right knee after returning to his training camp in Florida.
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Rising teenager Kei Nishikori climbed to 66th in the ATP rankings released Monday to become the second-highest Japanese ever on the top-tier men’s tennis circuit.
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Rising teenager Kei Nishikori climbed to 66th in the ATP rankings released Monday to become the second-highest Japanese on the top-tier men’s tennis circuit. Nishikori rose 11 places from the previous week to a new career-high after reaching the semifinals of the Stockholm Open, his second best result on the tour following his victory in February at the Delray Beach International in Florida.
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STOCKHOLM: Top-seeded David Nalbandian and Robin Söderling routed their opponents Saturday to reach the Stockholm Open final.

Nalbandian cruised past Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-1, and Söderling outplayed teenager Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-0.
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Phillip Petzschner on Sunday became the third qualifier to win an event on the ATP Tour this season after beating Gael Monfils in the final of the Bank Austria-Tennis tournament.
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Nalbandian beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-1, and Söderling outplayed Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-0. ? In MLS action, Jimmy Conrad’s second-half header gave the host …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Top-seeded David Nalbandian and Robin Söderling routed their opponents Saturday to reach the Stockholm Open final. Nalbandian cruised past Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-1, and Söderling outplayed Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-0.