Sports News | Nishikori Beaten in Return from 1-year Break in Kitzbuehel
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Kei Nishikori was beaten in his return to professional tennis on Tuesday after a one-year break, losing to Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the first round of the Generali Open.
Kitzbuehel (Austria), Sep 8 (AP) Kei Nishikori was beaten in his return to professional tennis on Tuesday after a one-year break, losing to Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the first round of the Generali Open.
Following surgery on his right elbow in October, the Japanese player had to postpone his comeback last month after he was forced to pull out of the Cincinnati Masters and US Open after testing positive for COVID-19.
Also Read | England vs Australia 3rd T20I 2020 Live Score: Catch Eng vs Aus T20I Cricket Match Updates And Commentary.
Nishikori's previous match was a third-round loss to Alex de Minaur at the 2019 US Open. He jumped out to a 5-0 lead over Kecmanovic and later led 6-4, 4-4, but won only two of the next 10 games.
The 47th-ranked Kecmanovic has been a long-term regular training partner of Nishikori's.
Also Read | Dawlat Zadran Uses Mankading to Dismiss Noor Ali Zadran in Shpageeza Cricket League 2020 (Watch Video).
"It means a lot to me to win this match," the Serbian said.
"I have been playing with him since I was 13, so this is very special."
Also, fifth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz defeated Joao Sousa 6-3 7-5 and Austrian wild-card entry Sebastian Ofner rallied to beat Radu Albot 6-7 (5) 6-4 7-6 (4).
Fabio Fognini is the top-seeded player at the clay-court event, which was rescheduled from July and is the first European tournament on the ATP Tour since February in Marseille. AP
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)