Kei Nishikori must cancel Vienna start
An elbow injury prevented the start of Kei Nishikori at the Erste Bank Open - the Japanese but already announcing his return to Vienna for next year.
by press release
last edit: Oct 15, 2019, 05:05 pm
Kei Nishikori had already booked units for the training in the Wiener Stadthalle, but on Tuesday, the Japanese last year's finalist announced that he had to give up because of an elbow injury in his right arm to compete in the endowed with 2 443 810 Euro Erste Bank Open , Because of this blight the current world ranking ninth had already been missing most recently at the tennis tournaments in Asia.
"I am very disappointed that I can not participate in the tournament in Vienna. That came as a surprise even to me. I have already booked training places, but the recovery is taking longer than expected. The tournament is outstanding and Vienna is a great city, so I have already promised Herwig ( Tournament Director Straka, Note ) that I will be back next year. I wish the tournament a successful week and look forward to returning to the field soon, "said Nishikori, for whom American Sam Querrey is moving into the peloton.
"Kei Nishikori has tried everything to get fit for the Erste Bank Open in time. Unfortunately, it did not turn out completely in the end. He was so impressed with the tournament and Vienna in the previous year that he called this year the day after the final. It's a pity, of course, that he can not play now. On the other hand, we are pleased that he has already announced that he will return to Vienna in 2020, "said tournament director Herwig Straka.