◇ 2nd ◇ Rotterdam, the Netherlands ◇ Men’s Doubles Round 1
Japan’s ace, who won the first singles in 155 days on the previous dayKei Nishikori(31 = Nissin Foods) participated in the doubles on this day. This is the first time since the 2018 Halle tournament in Germany.Ben McLachlanHe challenged the 3rd seed pair with (28), but lost in the full set of 5-7, 6-3 and 6-10.
For Nishikori, it was his doubles appearance since the 20-year Kitzbuhel tournament after he recovered from his right elbow injury. He said he would put a little effort into doubles in 2019 to improve net play. As a goal, he also considered participating in the doubles at the 20th Tokyo Olympics (Olympic Games), but decided to postpone the Olympics. After that, he was injured on his right elbow and lost his chance to participate.
Originally I am good at doubles. 2006 when I was a junior.French OpenHe has won the doubles in the junior division of. However, since he turned professional, he has refrained from participating as much as possible in consideration of his physical strength and injury. Even in a year, he only participated in the opening game of the beginning of the year and the first game of the turf season in order to manage the number of games.
Even in this tournament, the pair with McClaclan is conscious of the Olympics. However, by playing many games, it seems that he wants to quickly regain his sense of combat.
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