Kei Nishikori Advances to Second Round in AON Open Challenger

Kei Nishikori (National Bank Open)

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On the 5th, the AON Open Challenger (Italy/Genova, clay, ATP Challenger) of men’s tennis, world ranking 222nd Kei Nishikori, advanced to the second round of the singles. Nishikori, 34, a former world No. 4, reached the quarterfinals at the Como Challenger (Como, Italy, clay, ATP Challenger) last week, but withdrew from the quarterfinals due to a shoulder injury.

Nishikori participated in the Challenger tournament for the second week in a row. In the first round, he defeated qualifying winner and world number 386 M. Dellavedova (Australia) and advanced to the second round.

Meanwhile, JP Valillas (Peru), ranked 157th in the world, advanced by defeating G. Cadenasso (Italy), ranked 577th in the world, who entered as a wildcard (recommended by the organizers), in the first round.

The winner of this match will face either third seed J. Munar of Spain or qualifier K. Feldbausch of Switzerland, ranked 445th in the world, in the quarterfinals.

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(September 5, 2024 13:59)