Racket Rivalry Renewed: Nishikori Clashes with Fucsovics in Thrilling Tennis Showdown
(From left) Kei Nishikori and Fucsovics
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The first round of the men’s tennis Slovakia Open 2024 (Slovakia/Bratislava, indoor hard, ATP Challenger) was held on the 30th Japan time (local 29th), and the world ranking 140th Kei Nishikori defeated 3rd seed M. Fucsovics (Hungary) in a heated full-set battle 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, making it through the first round and winning in an official match for the first time in about a month.
The two meet for the second time. Their only matchup was in the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (Rotterdam, Netherlands, indoor hard, ATP500) in February 2019, where Nishikori won in straight sets.
Nishikori, 34 years old and former world No. 4, participated in the Erste Bank Open (Vienna, Austria, indoor hard, ATP 500) last week, but lost in the first round to J.D. Draper (UK) and was eliminated in the first round. Heading into the tournament.
The winner of this match will face the winner of the match between O. Virtanen (Finland), ranked 96th in the world, and L. Klein (Slovakia), ranked 146th in the world, in the second round.
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