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. …

Novak Djokovic has admitted that, even at the tender age of 21, the fresh crop of teenage talent muscling its way towards the top of the men’s game is making him feel old.

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Kei Nishikori’s Grand Slam debut turned sour as the Japanese teenager was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon. Nishikori, making his first appearance at one…

JAPANESE SON RISING: Kei Nishikori is the youngest player in the Top 100 after winning the Bermuda Challenger, saving match points in the final.

YOUNES IS BACK: Younes El Aynaoui of Morocco, plagued over the last few years by various injuries, last week became the oldest tour semifinalist in 15 years when he reached the semis at Munich. The 36-year-old beat Juan Martin Del Potro to gain the semis, becoming the oldest tour semifinalist since Jimmy Connors in San Francisco in 1993 at 40 years old.

VENUS OUT OF THE FRENCH? The San Diego Union Tribune’s Jerry Magee is reporting that Venus Williams won’t play Roland Garros.
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