Nishikori bundled out of Dubai tennis
Japan’s Kei Nishikori in action during his first round match against Benoit Paire of France at the ATP 500 Dubai Tennis Championships, February 26, 2019. — Reuters pic
He came to the emirate with an early season title from Brisbane, where he claimed his first trophy since 2016. But Nishikori failed on four occasions to serve it out before squeaking through with a break for 6-5 followed by a serve hold to make it a set each after 92 minutes. The Japanese top seed was at a loss to explain exactly what went wrong in the first-time meeting with the lowly ranked Pole.
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