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Nishikori previously announced his intention to retire at the end of the season. The tournament in Tokyo was chosen as his last competition.
Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori (36 years old) ended his professional career after losing to American Francis Tiafoe in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo. Match TV reports this with reference to the APR press service.
Nishikori lost with a score of 4:6, 4:6. The meeting was the last in the Japanese career.
“I finished my last match of my career here in Japan. This is a great moment, I wish Tiafoe success this week,” the tennis player said.
In the spring, Nishikori announced that he would retire at the end of the season. He later announced that his last tournament would be the competition in Tokyo.

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