Meilleur joueur japonais de l’histoire du tennis, Kei Nishikori, a annoncé vendredi qu’il mettrait à la fin de la saison un terme à une carrière largement contrariée par les blessures.
Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori announced he will retire at the end of the 2026 season at age 36. The former world number four became the first Japanese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final at the 2014 US Open and won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Nishikori, who has been hampered by injuries and dropped to 462 in the rankings, won 12 ATP Tour titles and beat Novak Djokovic in the 2014 US Open semi-finals.
Kei Nishikori, Asia’s most decorated men’s tennis player, on Friday said that he would retire at the end of the season after a career ravaged by injury. The 36-year-old became the first Japanese player to reach a grand slam final at the 2014 US Open, eventually losing to Croatia’s Marin Cilic. He was the first Japanese man to climb into the top 10 in the ATP world rankings, reaching a career high of No 4, and won 12 titles on tour. Nishikori also won bronze in the men’s singles at the 2016 Rio...
