Nishikori bows out for final time in Tokyo as crowd salutes Japanese trailblazer

Kei Nishikori’s final match before retirement ended in a 6-4 6-4 loss to American Frances Tiafoe in the Japan Open first round on Thursday, as an adoring crowd in Tokyo rose to salute the former world number four and Japanese trailblazer. The 36-year-old was the first Asian man…

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