MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Kei Nishikori was playing at the Australian Open for the first time in four years and twice faced match points that could have ended his tournament in straight sets. He ...

Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori was getting a little too much love off the court. The world’s No. 61 player is alleged to be having a years-long affair with model Azuki Oguchi by Japanese tabloid ...

Kei Nishikori returns the ball to Taylor Fritz during a quarterfinal match at the Atlanta Tennis Open at Atlantic Station, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution ...

He apologized "for causing discomfort to everyone who supports me," in a translated statement provided to Japanese tabloid Shukan Bunshun Tennis star Kei Nishikori is speaking out amid cheating ...

— -- NEW YORK -- Kei Nishikori set out to play the US Open with few expectations. He'd had a cyst removed from his right foot in early August, and anyone who has ever picked up a racket knows how ...

PARIS -- Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man in more than 80 years to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open as he breezed past Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday. In a ...

Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty feature at Arthur Ashe Stadium as the third round of singles play concludes. By Max Gendler The world’s No. 1 has beaten his third-round opponent in 16 straight ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Kei Nishikori sits placidly in a straight-back chair, his hands clasped together, fingers gently intertwined, dark hair spiking skyward, a confident smile creeping across his ...

Playing two straight five-set matches ahead of his French Open quarterfinal against Rafael Nadal was certainly not the ideal preparation for Kei Nishikori. Already exhausted before setting a foot on ...

For once he was not the player with the biggest press presence from his home country awaiting the result, but Andy Murray is into the semifinals of his fifth consecutive Grand Slam after a 6-3, 6-3, 6 ...

— -- As Natsuo Yamanaka walked through the Tokyo airport Sunday night, he proudly listened to the culmination of a decade's work. On the ticket lines, in the bars, at the kiosks, everyday ...