Archive: kei-nishikori
Watching the progression of play at a tennis tournament is rather like opening a present that reveals yet another mystery package and yet another, until the final match is at hand. The time finally arrives where it is a surety that the last ribbon will be untied, and the unknown becomes a statistic in the record books.
The grass-court season may be short, but to say it is also sweet would be an understatement. Two of the four weeks, of course, are spent at the All-England Club.
Rafael Nadal did not have much company from the proverbial "Big Four" last week in Madrid. Novak Djokovic missed the tournament due to a wrist injury, Roger Federer pulled out following the birth of twin boys, and Andy Murray was unceremoniously bounced out by Santiago Giraldo after just one match.
Rafael Nadal went back-to-back at the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday. However, he did not do it in the way anyone could have hoped.
Kei Nishikori celebrated his unofficial first full day as a member of the ATP Top 10 (he will not officially reach that mark until the new rankings are released, likely on Monday morning) with one of the most impressive wins of his career on Saturday at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Kei Nishikori will become the first Japanese player in the history of the ATP World Tour to be ranked in the Top 10 when next week's rankings are revealed.
EPA has a variety of great tennis photos, but these are just a few that caught my attention and I just wanted to share them with you guys. Enjoy!
Japan's Davis Cup quarter-final campaign could be in trouble if the groin injury of team No. 1 Kei Nishikori keeps him away from the weekend tie in Tokyo against the defending champion Czech Republic.
With both men's semifinals not played because of walkovers, Miami may see its revenue for next year significantly affected by exchanged tickets.
Television coverage of Miami has been the subject of controversy over the past week, attracting scrutiny of the rights deals covering the tournament.
Click here to view the latest ATP draws from the BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells.
Sunday will see the draft for the International Tennis Premier League in Dubai and opinions are clearly split on the validity of the new tennis concept amongst leading players. Tomas Berdych, who maintains he needs to cut back on his schedule, primarily in Davis Cup, insists he is fully committed.
Legendary coach Nick Bollettieri is said to have led life with the intensity of a fifth set tiebreaker. In his new autobiography “Bollettieri: Changing the Game,” he tells all, from his humble beginnings in a suburb of New York to his triumphs on the center courts at Wimbledon, the French Open, the Australian Open and the US Open.
Rafael Nadal boosts his lead in the contest for #1. And, perhaps more importantly in practical terms, he stays healthy.
Top seed Tommy Haas continued to break barriers at age 35, advancing in his opening match over Wayne Odesnik in well under an hour. "With injuries, I lost probably three or four years of my career," said the 12th-ranked Haas.
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