[Tennis]Kei Nishikori loses in the first round of the men’s doubles in his first match, and will face Cilic in the singles on the 26th

Nishikori and Sakamoto vs. Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow. After losing the match, Nishikori (foreground) and Sakamoto wave to the fans as they leave the match (photo by Tetsuro Takizawa)

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＜Tennis: Kinoshita Group Japan Open＞◇25th◇Ariake Tennis Forest Park, Tokyo◇Men’s doubles and more

Kei Nishikori (34, UNIQLO) and Rei Sakamoto (18, IMG), who entered as wild cards, lost to the top-seeded pair of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow (USA).

In the first set, he allowed the other player to break first, but he managed to break back in the seventh game. He took the tiebreaker and won 7-6. However, in the second set, he was unable to break and lost 4-6, losing the match tiebreaker 6-10, resulting in a disappointing first-round defeat.

Nishikori is also scheduled to play in the men’s singles. He will face former world No. 3 and 35-year-old Marin Cilic (Croatia) in the first round on the 26th.

In the first round of singles, Shintaro Mochizuki (21, Kinoshita Group), ranked 146th in the world, lost in straight sets to Hugo Humbert (France), ranked 19th in the world, 1-6, 2-6. The match between Yoshihito Nishioka (Miki House) and Kaito Uesugi (Ezaki Glico) was postponed due to rain.

◆Broadcast The Kinoshita Group Japan Open, a men’s tennis tour event, will be broadcast live every day on WOWOW and WOWOW on demand. The first day of the tournament will be broadcast free of charge and streamed live for free.