Overview
- Nishikori, who announced the decision Friday on social media, said he will end his career after this season.
- He said he still wants to keep playing but recurring injuries have worn him down and left him "barely hanging on."
- The former world No. 4 was the first Japanese man to reach a Grand Slam singles final, doing so at the 2014 US Open.
- He owns 12 ATP titles and a 2016 Olympic bronze, yet he has not won a tour title since Brisbane 2019 and last played a main ATP event in Cincinnati in 2025.
- Now ranked No. 464 and playing on the second-tier Challenger Tour, he said he will cherish his remaining matches and fight to the end.