Tennis player Kei Nishikori will miss the men's tour tournament in Tokyo in October due to delayed recovery from a hip injury.
According to the Japan Tennis Association, Nishikori was scheduled to participate in the men's tour tournament "Japan Open", which will start in Tokyo on the 3rd of next month, at the recommendation of the organizer, but the recovery from the hip injury is delayed. announced that he would be absent.
Through the association, Nishikori said, "I couldn't make it to the tournament just in time, so I decided to start as a challenger in the United States. I'm a little disappointed that I couldn't show my tennis, but I'll come back stronger next year. I want to,” he commented.
Since Nishikori participated in the Masters tournament, which is ranked next to the four major tournaments held in the United States in October last year, he has been unable to play due to pain in his left hip joint, and six months after undergoing surgery. I was looking to come back.
Germany's Alexander Zverev, who won the gold medal in the men's singles tennis at the Tokyo Olympics and was scheduled to participate in the tournament, will also be absent due to his ankle injury.