Overview
- Kei Nishikori said reports of an imminent retirement were false and confirmed he will compete at the Sarasota Challenger at IMG Academy.
- He addressed claims first carried by local media after title sponsor Elisabeth Moore told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune the event would be his finale.
- His agent called the retirement story inaccurate, and organizers confirmed Nishikori received a wild card into the main draw.
- The 36-year-old has fallen to No. 417 after years of injuries that have limited him mostly to Challenger-level events this season.
- Nishikori has long trained at IMG Academy in Bradenton and won the Sarasota event in 2010, a link that helped fuel the speculation he moved to quash.