Tennis Nishikori loses straight to Italy's newest tour tournament Round 2 September 18 6:53
On the 17th, tennis player Kei Nishikori lost to a local Italian 18-year-old player with a set count of 0 to 2 straight in the second round of men's singles in a tour tournament rated after the four major tournaments in Rome, Italy. ..
Nishikori, who returned from an injury to his right elbow in 35th place in the world ranking, won the first round of the tournament on the 14th, the first white star in about a year since the US Open last year.
In the second round on the 17th, he was ranked 249th in the world and played against Lorenzo Musetti, 18 years old from Italy.
Musetti is a new player who defeated Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in 17th place in the world, boasting a total of three wins in four major tournaments in the first round.
Nishikori took the initiative with a sharp forehand shot by a vigorous opponent and dropped the first set 3-6.
In the second set, Nishikori competed by changing the attack with serve and volley, but the lighting of the venue was cut off in the middle of the 9th game, Nishikori's service game, which was greeted in 4-4. Therefore, the game was interrupted.
Approximately 10 minutes later, the game resumed, but Nishikori, who had a break in the game, lost the second set 4-6 and lost a straight with a set count of 0-2.