Kei Nishikori’s Last Dance: A Pioneer Bids Farewell on Home Soil

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Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori played his final professional match in Tokyo, losing to Frances Tiafoe in the first round of the Japan Open. The 36-year-old’s farewell took place on home soil at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open.

In the end, Kei Nishikori’s long farewell came where so much of his career had been celebrated: at home in Tokyo. The 36-year-old Japanese star played his final professional match on Thursday, October 1, falling 6-4 6-4 to Frances Tiafoe in the first round of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open. It was a modest scoreline …