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  1. Voo de Mar says:
    September 22, 2026 at 11:51 am
    Points won by each set: | 35-28, 34-39, 26-16 |
    Unreturned serves:
    22 % Nishikori – 17 of 77
    26 % Medvedev – 26 of 100

    The final played indoors, and 29-year-old Nishikori [9] wins his last title, eleven years after his first. The Japanese took a revenge for an unexpected final loss (2-6, 4-6) to Medvedev in front of his Japanese supporters in Tokyo a few months before. The Russian [16] led 3:0* (30/15), hence his another easy victory in the final against Nishikori could be anticipated, he didn’t get another break though, and lost five straight games. The 2nd set Medvedev actually stole because he saved eight break points in three different games, and broke at 4:3 despite 0/30. Both players took a toilet break (six minutes) before the decider, Nishikori had conserved more energy, and won it with surprising ease. “I felt like in the second set I was a little bit tentative, like waiting too much and I couldn’t convert all the chances I had. And he did really well the last game, I mean the 5:3 game,” said Nishikori analyzed the 2nd set.

    Nishikori’s route to his 12th and last title:
    2 Denis Kudla 7-5, 6-2
    Q Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-5
    S Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 6-2
    W Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

    Serve & volley: Nishikori 0, Medvedev 0/1
  2. Voo de Mar says:
    September 22, 2026 at 12:00 pm
    ☆ Kei Nishikori, one of the icons of the 2010s, reached his physical limitations in the first month of 2019. After triumphing in Brisbane, he reached the Aussie Open quarterfinal, but needed to play three five-setters, including one of the longest ones in the tournament history (vs Carreño). Sore right leg was the reason of Nishikori’s retirement in the quarterfinals. Afterwards he was never the same, for many years he hsd been known as the biggest specialist of winning deciding sets regardless of the format, yet after the Aussie Open ’19, he would suffer five “1-2” defeats within six matches, including a 4-6, 6-3, 5-7 to Medveděv squandering a mini match point at 4-all in 3rd. It was a clear indicator he couldn’t distribute his energy according to his fitness anymore. Nevertheless he would reach two more major quarterfinals that year. After the US Open ’19 he underwent an elbow surgery. Nishikori expected to return to the tour after six months, but Covid-19 hit the world and his absence lasted one year. After the comeback he was unable to regain his very good consistent form despite many years of trying.

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