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Kei Nishikori surging on ATP World Tour, back to old self?

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Kei Nishikori of Japan in action against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their Men's Singles Quarter-Finals match on day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Kei Nishikori of Japan in action against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their Men's Singles Quarter-Finals match on day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /
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Kei Nishikori jumps eight places in the men’s singles rankings this week on the 2018 ATP World Tour. Is he back to his old self?

Kei Nishikori is back into the top 20 on the ATP World Tour. The Japanese tennis star missed time due to injury throughout the past year like many other top players. Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Milos Raonic, Stan Wawrinka, and even Rafael Nadal and others, to a certain extent, have seen injuries interrupt their play. Nishikori started back slowly but appears to be surging yet again. Is the Japanese tennis star finding his old self yet again?

Falling in the quarterfinals at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, Nishikori put on a strong run at the Grand Slam event. It was the furthest he had ever reached at the tournament in London.

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Nishikori drops his quarterfinals Wimbledon match against eventual champion Novak Djokovic. The two returned to the ATP World Tour at similar times earlier this year. Both saw lingering injuries interrupt their play. Putting together an ATP singles match record of 20-10 so far on the year, Nishikori is climbing in the rankings. His eight position jump this week is one of the biggest beyond Djokovic’s major move.

Kei Nishikori is a former world number four on the ATP World Tour. He has the talent to reach career heights yet again.

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Stellar play at Wimbledon this year saw Kei Nishikori winning four matches before falling to men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic in the quarters. The Japanese tennis star defeated the likes of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic among others. He is poised to continue his fine play into the latter half of the 2018 ATP World Tour. Previously, he has reached the finals at the US Open, falling to Marin Cilic in 2014. Nishikori looks to earn his first ever Grand Slam singles title in the coming months. Stay tuned to see how he fares moving forward.

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