Kei Nishikori has not been fortunate in current seasons, having needed to take care of too many bodily issues. Issues which have by no means questioned his love for tennis. The purpose is to seek out continuity and categorical the extent that took him as much as the 4th place within the ATP world rating in 2015.
The Japanese participant want to face the 2 finest younger gamers on Tour: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. The Italian and the Spaniard have shared the 4 Grand Slam tournaments in 2024, interrupting the domination of the Large 3. The Italian received on the Australian Open and the US Open, whereas the Spanish champion triumphed on the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.
“There are younger gamers like Sinner and Alcaraz that I’ve by no means confronted. I want to problem them in 2025. It’s one thing that motivates me to have the ability to play towards these younger skills. My 2024 ended fairly properly. Profitable a Challenger on the finish of the yr gave me confidence.
I want much more confidence to win extra matches on the highest stage. I need to take pleasure in each match, I really feel good once more. Enjoying towards prime 50 gamers is not going to be straightforward, however I’ve the identical ardour as at all times and I prepare lots,” he defined.
“I nonetheless have the identical ardour that I had 10 years in the past. I nonetheless love tennis, I nonetheless love competing. Bodily I really feel good, lastly I might say. I additionally really feel extra assured about my tennis. I hope to get into the highest 50, possibly even the highest 20 or 10 in just a few years,” the Japanese added to the official ATP web site.
We recall Sinner is grappling with the Clostebol doping scandal. After the acquittal by the impartial tribunal ITIA, the World Anti-Doping Company WADA appealed the sentence to the CAS, asking for 1-2 years of disqualification: between the tip of February and the start of March there ought to be a definitive sentence on the destiny of the younger Italian.
