TOKYO — Former world No. 4 and 2014 U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori stated on social media Thursday that he plans to retire after this season.
Nishikori, 36, has been affected by accidents in recent times, lacking the Australian Open in January attributable to proper shoulder ache. He additionally missed final yr’s U.S. Open.
Nishikori, who made his skilled debut in 2007, grew to become the primary Japanese participant to succeed in a Grand Slam males’s singles closing on the 2014 US Open, however misplaced in straight units to Marin Cilic of Croatia.
Nishikori, who received the bronze medal on the 2016 Rio Olympics by defeating Rafael Nadal in three units, stated in early April about his well being that he was “barely holding on.”
Nishikori stated in “X”, “Trying again on all the pieces I’ve finished thus far, I can proudly say that I did my greatest. I am actually blissful to have the ability to stroll on this path.”
