Kei Nishikori, a tennis player who has been away from the tournament for more than a year due to injury, said about the timing of his return, saying, "The ideal is to go to the Australian Open, but it's 50%."
After participating in the tournament in October last year, 32-year-old Nishikori had continued pain in his left hip joint and underwent surgery in January. , last month dropped out of the world rankings for the first time in 12 years.
After an event held in Tokyo's Koto Ward on the 19th, Nishikori responded to an interview with the press about the current injury situation, saying, "I think my hip joint is getting better, but this time it's my ankle, and I don't know what will happen. I haven't been able to play tennis for about a month now," he explained the situation.
Regarding the timing of his return, he said, "This year, when I think, 'I wonder if I can play here,' I keep thinking, 'It's still not good.' Five minutes. I don't think I can go straight to the Australian Open, so I think it's best to go to the Challenger Tournament before that."
On top of that, ``I was in rehabilitation for a long time this summer, and I flickered once about quitting. He revealed that watching former world champion Roger Federer, who retired in September, overcame a tough period mentally.