French Open 2021: Zverev beats Nishikori to reach quarterfinals
Tennis | June 07, 2021 8:58 ISTAlexander Zverev has reached his third French Open quarterfinal by eliminating Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.
Alexander Zverev has reached his third French Open quarterfinal by eliminating Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.
Nishikori is one of a growing number of tennis players expressing reservations about the games.
Japan World No. 34 loses 6-4, 4-6, 2-6 in his first competitive match since his right elbow surgery last year
Nishikori wrote Wednesday on his mobile app that he is ready to “slowly” return to practice — but not prepared to compete in best-of-five-set matches.
Nishikori wrote on his mobile app that he will take another test next week, “at which time we will update you with more information.
Japan's tennis star Kei Nishikori has tested positive for coronavirus and has pulled out of the Western and Southern Open.
Kei Nishikori, who has not played since a third-round loss to Australia's Alex de Minaur at the US Open, required minor elbow surgery in the off-season.
Kei Nishikori currently ranked 8th in the world, will begin post-surgery rehabilitation on Thursday, according to his management company.
Argentina's Dante Bottini had been coaching Nishikori for the last eight years.
Novak Djokovic registered an easy victory over Jen-Lennard Struff of Germany to reach the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
Kei Nishikori came back from two sets down to beat No. 23-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6 and reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori were all off to winning starts in the first round of Australian Open.
Kei Nishikori defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4 3-6 6-2 while Karolina Pliskova got the better of Lesia Tsurenko 4-6 7-5 6-2 to win the men's singles and women's singles Brisbane International titles respectively.
Despite the resounding defeat, Nishikori's opening-match victory over Federer means he can still reach the semifinals for the third time.
Daniil Medvedev beat local favorite Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Sunday for his third career ATP title.
All four players have reached the U.S. Open final while only Nishikori hasn't won it to make this the first Grand Slam final four since the 2012 Australian Open in which all four players were past finalists.
Both players won, Osaka decisively and Nishikori narrowly to give Japan a men's and women's semifinalist at the same Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
The 14th-seeded Keys reached her third semifinal in the past five majors by using her big-strike game built on serves and forehands to overpower no. 30 Carla Suarez Navarro.
Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal needed a combined 14 match points to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.
The five-time finalist withdrew from the Australian Open on Thursday, two days after pulling out of a tuneup event in Brisbane before his first match.
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