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Nishikori Retires Injured At Halle As Wimbledon Looms

World number nine, Kei Nishikori’s Wimbledon preparations suffered a setback on Thursday when he was forced to retire injured from his Halle Open round of … Continue reading Nishikori Retires Injured At Halle As Wimbledon Looms


Kei Nishikori

World number nine, Kei Nishikori’s Wimbledon preparations suffered a setback on Thursday when he was forced to retire injured from his Halle Open round of 16 match against Russian Karen Khachanov.

The third seed needed to take a medical time-out to treat a hip injury before playing on for a few points and retiring with the score at 3-2 in the first set for the Russian.

Japan’s Nishikori later said the problem came on suddenly but he was hopeful of being fit again in time for Wimbledon which starts on July 3.

Khachanov will now play Andrey Rublev, who defeated fellow Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.