Aurélie SACCHELLI, Media365, published on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
The Japanese Australian Open“>Kei Nishikori (32 years old, 46th) announced on Tuesday that he was going to have to have hip surgery and would be out for about six months.
Kei Nishikori does not see the end of the tunnel. The 32-year-old Japanese, down to 46th in the world, who has not played since the second round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 in October, announced on January 6 his package for the Australian Open in order to treat his hip injury. This Tuesday, the news is even less good. The former world No. 4 (in March 2015) will have to undergo surgery and will be out for about six months. ” Hi everyone. Here is my news. As you know, I haven’t been able to play since Indian Wells due to a left hip injury. After trying several healing options, I decided, along with my medical team, to have a hip arthroscopy this week. I will work as hard as I can and the goal is to come back in about six months. Thank you all for your support and I look forward to seeing you back on the circuit soon,” he wrote on his social media.
Nishikori 200th in the world this summer?
At best, we will therefore see Kei Nishikori on the courts at the end of July, for the start of the American summer season on hard courts.. Last year, the Japanese won 26 games and lost 17. His best results were a semi-final in Washington, a quarter-final in Rotterdam, Dubai and the Tokyo Olympics, and an eighth in final at Roland Garros. He will therefore lose 870 points by his return, which will make him dive not far from 200th place in the standings. The Japanese, who has not been spared by injuries during his career (right elbow operation in 2019, right wrist injury in 2017, second right elbow operation in October 2019) will he one day return to the level that he made it possible to play in the final of the US Open (in 2014 against Marin Cilic) and to win twelve tournaments? Doubt is allowed.
