Kei Nishikori has not been lucky in recent seasons, having had to deal with too many physical problems. Problems that have never questioned his love for tennis. The goal is to find continuity and express the level that took him up to the 4th position in the ATP world ranking in 2015.
The Japanese player would like to face the two best young players on Tour: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. The Italian and the Spaniard have shared the four Grand Slam tournaments in 2024, interrupting the domination of the Big 3. The Italian won at the Australian Open and the US Open, while the Spanish champion triumphed at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.
“There are young players like Sinner and Alcaraz that I have never faced. I would like to challenge them in 2025. It is something that motivates me to be able to play against these young talents. My 2024 ended quite well. Winning a Challenger at the end of the year gave me confidence.
I need even more confidence to win more matches at the highest level. I want to enjoy every match, I feel good again. Playing against top 50 players will not be easy, but I have the same passion as always and I train a lot,” he explained.
Sinner and Alcaraz© Instagram Jannik Sinner – Fair Use
“I still have the same passion that I had 10 years ago. I still love tennis, I still love competing. Physically I feel good, finally I would say. I also feel more confident about my tennis. I hope to get into the top 50, maybe even the top 20 or 10 in a few years,” the Japanese added to the official ATP website.
We recall Sinner is grappling with the Clostebol doping scandal. After the acquittal by the independent tribunal ITIA, the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA appealed the sentence to the CAS, asking for 1-2 years of disqualification: between the end of February and the beginning of March there should be a definitive sentence on the fate of the young Italian.
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