Tag Archives: Kei Nishikori

2012 Davis Cup: World Group round one preview

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Davis Cup is back and with it the tedious debates about the competition’s format. Should it be every second year? Played at a single location a la the football World Cup? Left the hell alone? Who knows? And right now … Continue reading →

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The biggest upsets of 2011

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

According to the ATP website, Milos Raonic beating Fernando Verdasco in the San Jose final was one of the top five upsets of the year. Ridiculous. It was barely in Fernando Verdasco’s top five upsets. Anyway, it inspired me to … Continue reading →

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Monday Ranking Report – 17/10/2011

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Project 45. No,  not a rubbish nu-metal band or a straight-to-video science fiction film, but Kei Nishikori’s quest to become the highest ranked Japanese player in the history of men’s tennis. Finally, over three years after bursting on to the … Continue reading →

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Monday Ranking Report – 11/04/2011

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

With two of the ultimate Mickey Mouse events taking place last week there wasn’t a whole lot of movement at the top of the rankings. That Juan Ignacio Chela wasn’t even bothered showing up to defend his Houston title tells … Continue reading →

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The Kei is to win ugly

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

Japanese star Kei Nishikori announced today that he will be employing Brad Gilbert as a coaching consultant in 2011. Gilbert will travel to 15 tournaments with Nishikori although main coaching duties will lie with Dante Bottini, a trainer at Nick … Continue reading →

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