Kei Nishikori to retire after 2026 season
Kei Nishikori announced on social media that he will retire from professional tennis at the end of the 2026 season; the Japanese star, a former world No. 4 and 12-time ATP singles winner, reflected on a career highlighted by a 2014 US Open final and top-10 consistency, while currently around No. 464 and having last played Cincinnati last year and a Savannah Challenger recently, thanking his family and supporters as he plans to finish the year.