Tennis Nishikori will be defeated in the first return game September 9 1:29

Kei Nishikori, a tennis player, returned to the tournament for the first time in a year after he left the tour after the US Open last year due to a right elbow injury.

The match was against Serbian players, and after a full set, they lost.

Nishiori took part in the US Open last August due to the influence of a right elbow injury and then left the tour to undergo surgery in October.



After that, he continued to rehabilitate and was scheduled to return at the tournament held in the United States in August.



Nishikori returned to the tour tournament in Austria for the first time in about a year on the 8th, and in the first round, he faced Serbia's 47th-ranked Miomil Ketzmanovich in the world ranking.



Nishikori's world ranking is 34th and he appeared in this match with a white supporter on his right elbow, and the first set showed a sharp backhand that marked the line from the start, drop shots and slices on the net. We took this set in 6-4, such as taking various shots and interlacing various shots to accumulate points and taking consecutive 5 games.



However, in the second set, Saab did not enter as expected, double faults were repeated, and when a break in the seventh game was allowed to the opponent who made aggressive play, the shot lacked stability and dropped at 4-6. ..



In the third set, the shot was not decided, and there was a situation where the ball could not be overtaken in the rally, so the opponent took the initiative and dropped 2-6, and lost the set count 1 to 2.



Nishikori couldn't finish his first tour return after a year with a white star.

Nishikori The road to return

In an interview prior to this tournament participation, Nishikori said, "I think I'm nervous and various emotions arise, but I think the first thing I feel is the feeling of having fun." I was thinking about myself standing on the court for the first time in a year.



Nishikori has been active on the world stage since he was a teenager.

I've been suffering from injuries a number of times, but the road to this return was a rugged one I had never experienced.



Nishiori felt pain in his right elbow during the French Open game that started in May last year.

After that, he continued to participate in the tournament, but the situation on his right elbow did not improve and the US Open was eliminated in the third round.



I left this tour for the last time in this match and in October last year, I decided to have surgery.



One of the major goals of my return was to win a gold medal at the local Tokyo Olympics.



As a professional tennis player, it is a tournament that does not make it into the world rankings, but we have positioned the 4th major stage as a valuable venue where we can feel our growth.



However, the goal itself fluctuates.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the tour tournament was canceled in March because the tournament was originally planned, and the postponement of the Olympics was also decided.



After that, tour tournaments were canceled one after another, and Nishikori had to revise the plan for returning each time.



Unexpected situation At this time, Nishikori told the NHK interview, "I tried to think that rehabilitation was prolonged."



While focusing on rehabilitation in Florida, the United States, which is a practice base for switching between feelings, I worked on basic body building, especially improving the form to prevent elbow injury.



As Nishikori, he returned after the tour tournament restarted in August, participated in the US Open, gradually regained his sense of the game, and then started to play well until he could perform well in the tournament held from October to November. It was said that the idea was to raise.



However, there is a miscalculation in the schedule for this return, which had begun to be seen in myself.



In August, just before the tournament, which was scheduled for the return race, a positive test was performed with an antibody test for the new coronavirus.



After that, the PCR test was negative, but I missed the tournament and forgot to participate in the US Open.



Nishikori, who overcame various situations and returned to the battlefield again, was looking forward to the competition.



"It's been off for a year, but the current state is close to 100%, and it's in good shape. I'm sure you can enjoy the match."