Former champion Kei Nishikori came from a set down against China's Shang Juncheng in the DC Open first round Monday to earn his first ATP Tour victory of his farewell season.
The Japanese, who announced his retirement at the end of 2026, re-assembled Shang and conquered the first success in the major circuit since May 2025. For twenty years he won at least one ATP game: "I'm coming back to love tennis"
I want to study in the United States by means of a sports scholarship: Click here Kei Nishikori has signed a dream return to the ATP circuit, this after defeating Chinese Juncheng Shang by 6-7(3), 6-3 and 6-4, in the first round of the ATP 500 in Washington, after just over two and a half hours of play. The 36-year-old Japanese who announced his retirement at the end of the season, had not played an official match for three months, when he fell …