Nishikori to miss the rest of 2017 season

Published by Bastien Thorne

After hearing a 'pop' while playing, Kei Nishikori has been forced to withdraw from the rest of the 2017 season. Photo: Getty Images
Kei Nishikorihas been forced to call time on his 2017 season after picking up an injury in Cincinnati.

Kei Nishikori is the latest top ten player to call time on his season because of injury. The world No.9, who was runner-up at the US Open in 2014, suffered a suspected tear in one of the tendons in his wrist during training at Cincinnati.

“Two days ago during practice in Cincinnati, Kei hit a serve and heard a ‘pop’ in his wrist,” a statement from Nishikori’s camp read. “We went straight to the hospital to take an MRI.

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“Yesterday, we went to see a very renowned wrist specialist who works with many of the Major League Baseball pitchers. We saw another specialist today to get a second opinion. On top of that we have sent MRI results to three other wrist specialists to ensure we get several independent opinions.

“After consulting with all of them, it has become clear that Kei has a tear in one of the tendons in the right wrist. At this stage we have elected not to do surgery and Kei is in a cast.

“After the swelling comes down in the next weeks, we will evaluate the next steps. Kei will withdraw from all the 2017 tournaments and work hard to be ready for next year.”

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The news is yet another blow for the US Open – and the ATP World Tour – as Nishikori becomes the third top ten player to call a premature end to his season. It follows similar decisions by Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka, both of whom have decided to withdraw from tournaments for the remainder of the year in a bid to be fit for 2018.

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