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(From left) Nishikori and Draper |
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The men’s tennis Erste Bank Open (Vienna, Austria, indoor hard, ATP500) will be held on the 22nd, with Kei Nishikori, ranked 141st in the world, participating as a wild card (recommended by the organizer), and J. The first round singles match between Draper (Great Britain) was scheduled as the second match of the night session on Center Court. The first match on the same court is scheduled to start after 1:00 a.m. on the 23rd Japan time (6:00 p.m. local time on the 22nd).
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Nishikori, 34 years old and former world No. 4, will be participating in the tournament for the second time in six years, having first participated in 2018. He was the runner-up in the 2018 tournament.
This will be his second match against Draper, who he will meet in the first round of this tournament. Their last match was in the first round of the Paris Olympics (Red Clay, France) in July of this year, with Draper winning 6-1, 6-4.
The winner of this match will face the winner of the second round between D. Thiem (Austria), the former world No. 3, who has announced his retirement after this tournament, and L. Dardelli (Italy), the world No. 42.
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