Kei Nishikori is a Japanese professional tennis player. He is the first and only Japanese men's player in the Open Era to have been ranked in the top five in singles and the second male in history after Jiro Sato. … See more

Davis Cup
Nishikori made his Davis Cup debut for Japan in April 2008 in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I semifinal against India in New Delhi. He was 18 years and 104 days old, the youngest player to play for Japan. He played the … See more

Nishikori has endorsed the Wilson Burn 95; however, it is believed by racquet enthusiasts that he used an older modified Wilson nCode nTour underneath the Steam paint job. In the past, special versions of the Steam racquet have been sold by Wilson, … See more

Nishikori was born in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. His father, Kiyoshi, is an engineer, and his mother, Eri, is a piano teacher. He has an older sister, Reina, who … See more

Junior career
Nishikori played his first junior match in April 2002 at the age of 13 at a grade 1 tournament in Japan. … See more

Nishikori vs. Wawrinka
Nishikori and Wawrinka have met eleven times, with Nishikori trailing 4–7. Wawrinka won both of their first … See more

With solid and consistent shots on both wings, Nishikori plays most comfortably at the baseline, using dominating groundstrokes to push his opponents around and hit … See more