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Japanese tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori to retire at end of season after ‘hanging on’
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5/1/2026

Japanese tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori to retire at end of season after ‘hanging on’

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...

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Ding Junhui v Zhao Xintong: World Championship match set to break snooker TV audience record in China
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Sports·4/23/2026AI summary

Ding Junhui v Zhao Xintong: World Championship match set to break snooker TV audience record in China

A World Championship last-16 match between China's Ding Junhui and defending champion Zhao Xintong is set to break snooker's television audience record, potentially reaching hundreds of millions of viewers in China. Zhao's 2024 world title victory transformed snooker into China's most-watched sport on state media CCTV, with 180 million cumulative viewers during the 2025 tournament.

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