Good news about Kei Nishikori’s future

Kei Nishikori, former world number 4, is preparing to return to competition in May with his participation on the ATP Challenger Tourwhich will take place from the end of May to mid-June, Japanese media reported today.

The 33-year-old tennis player he plans to participate in tournaments that will take place in Arkansas, Texas (both in the US) and Puerto Ricoaccording to information provided by his representative agency to the Japanese news agency Kyodo.

Nishikori last participated on the ATP Tour in October 2021, before undergoing hip surgery last year and injuring his right anklea delicate physical situation that led him to consider leaving professional tennis.

Winner of 12 ATP Tour singles titles, Nishikori shared several photos and videos of himself rallying on a dirt track in early March on his Instagram social network profile.

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On April 16, she posted a photo with Elizabeth Moore at the Sarasota Open (one of the stops on the ATP Challenger Tour), in the United States, where he was invited.

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“I won this event in 2010. It was very nice to know that they are going to call their track number 1 the Kei Nishikori track. Thank you! I feel very honored,” the Japanese wrote next to the photo, which he also shared . on his Twitter account.

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