Japan’s Kei Nishikori has withdrawn from this month`s Australian Commence Enormous Slam because he’s peaceable recuperating from a hip damage, the 32-twelve months-former acknowledged on Thursday.
Nishikori, who reached a profession-high ranking of fourth quickly after turning into the first man from Asia to realize a principal final at the 2014 U.S. Commence, has been plagued by injuries in latest years and struggled for consistency.
“Since the tip of final twelve months I’ve been combating my hip,” Nishikori, for the time being ranked 47th, acknowledged on Twitter https://twitter.com/keinishikori/plot/1479115836686159881. “It is no longer 100% recovered yet and I need to pull out of the Aussie swing.
“Here is awfully disappointing as the Australian Commence feels care for my “home” Enormous Slam… And can`t wait to be encourage subsequent twelve months.”
I simply shared a put up from Kei’s app.
https://t.co/Gk2CeFDe7d pic.twitter.com/PEkydQrPwF— Kei Nishikori (@keinishikori) January 6, 2022
Nishikori suffered a first-spherical exit in final twelve months`s model of the Melbourne Park main. The tournament begins on January 17.
