Kei Nishikori dementerar rykten om pensionering inför Sarasota Challenger

Kei Nishikori bemötte spekulationer om en stundande pensionering på X och kallade rapporterna om att han skulle avsluta karriären efter veckans Sarasota Challenger för osanna. Den 34-årige forne världsfyran bekräftade att han kommer att spela turneringen på IMG Academy och planerar att ge en personlig uppdatering inom kort. Flera medier hade tidigare hävdat att han skulle lägga racketen på hyllan efter turneringen.

Nishikori, som för närvarande är rankad 417 på ATP-touren, skrev på X den 5 april: “Hej allesammans. Det sprids en hel del felaktig information. Ja, jag spelar Sarasota Challenger på @IMGAcademy, och nej, jag går inte i pension den här veckan. Jag kommer att ge en egen uppdatering i ämnet inom en snar framtid. Tack.” Turneringen pågår mellan den 5 och 12 april, och Nishikori är planerad att möta Nicolas Kicker i den första omgången. Han vann turneringen 2010, och arrangörerna har beskrivit hans medverkan som “en stor händelse”.

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