Tennis player Kei Nishikori lost to a Spanish player on a straight with a set count of 0 to 3 in the first round of the Australian Open, which began on the 8th, marking his first loss since his first appearance in 2009.
When Nishikori arrived in Australia last month, he was not allowed to practice outside for two weeks because a person positive for the new coronavirus was on board the plane.
Amid concerns about lack of coordination, Nishikori, who ranked 42nd in the latest world rankings, played against Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta, who ranked 16th in the world in the first round.
In the first set, each other's service games were broken, and Nishikori sought a breakthrough by interweaving play on the net, but was pushed by the opponent's deep and powerful strokes and could not draw the flow, 5 I dropped it at -7.
In the second set, which followed, there was a competition, but Nishikori made a mistake in the game and dropped it 6-7 after a tiebreaker.
In the 3rd set, the match went on and dropped 2-6 without breaking the opponent who showed stable play.
Nishikori lost the straight with a set count of 0 to 3 and was eliminated in the first round.
It is the first time Nishikori has lost in the first round of the Australian Open since his first appearance in 2009.
Nishikori "Not bad for a return trip"
Kei Nishikori, who was eliminated from the first match, said, "I felt like I could win the game well, which I haven't seen recently. However, my opponent didn't make mistakes easily and the cross shot was good. I was shocked that I couldn't win even if I came back to, "he recalled.
On top of that, he said, "I think it's a tough road to return to the top ten, but I'm starting to see if I can do it if I play a little better today. I don't think it's a bad road to return." Was facing.