US Open: Nishikori out after coronavirus, Del Potro has surgery
Nishikori, ranked 31st in the world, lost to Marin Cilic in the 2014 US Open final Japan’s former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori has withdrawn from next week’s Grand Slam tournament despite recovering from coronavirus. “After such a long break I feel returning in a best-of-five sets setting is not smart,” said the 2014 runner-up at Flushing Meadows. Meanwhile, injury-hit 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro, 31, has had a third knee operation in two years. The former world number three, who also reached the 2018 final at Flushing Meadows, has not played since...
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