Kei Nishikori underwent a season-ending elbow surgery at the end of October, and he announced a couple weeks ago he will miss the Australian Open, as he is still not 100 percent fit.
Here’s the outfit he would have worn on the Melbourne courts:
Read more:
– Kei Nishikori 2019 Australian Open outfit
– Roger Federer 2020 Australian Open outfit
Check out some pictures of Kei Nishikori colourful outfit for the final Slam of the season. That’s quite a big contrast with Federer’s outfit, isn’t it?
Uniqlo’s outfits will be available from August 19 in Europe and August 20 in the US.
All fourth round matches are traditionally played on the second Monday of the tournament, called Manic Monday. And as often in the women’s draw, upsets followed upsets as the three highest seeds left lost.
First, world number one Ashleigh Barty fell to Alison Riske. The unseeded American who’s enjoying a superb grass court season (wins in Surbiton and ‘S-Hertogenbosch) rallied from a set down to win 3-6 6-2 6-3. Barty had won her last 15 matches.
Then, Karolina Pliskova, winner in Eastbourne, lost to Karolina Muchova after a marathon match 6-4 5-7 11-13.
And finally, Johanna Konta prevailed over two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 4-6 6-2 6-4. She will face Barbora Strycova for a place in the semi-finals.
Simona Halep who ended Cori Gauff’s fantastic run in straight sets will face Shuai Zhang who had never won a match in her previous 5 appearances in London. This year she defeated Caroline Garcia and Caroline Wozniacki on her way to the quarter-finals.
Elina Svitolina and Serena Williams made a quick work of Petra Martic and Carla Suarez Navarro.
Ladies quarter-finals:
Alison Riske vs Serena Williams (11)
Barbora Strycova vs Johanna Konta (19)
Elina Svitolina (8) vs Karolina Muchova
Simona Halep (7) vs Shuai Zhang
Djokovic and Nadal made their way to the quarters dispatching Ugo Humbert and Joao Sousa respectively.
No problem either for Federer who ousted Matteo Berrettini, recent winner in Stuttgart, 6-1 6-2 6-2.
Kei Nishikori booked his place in the last eight with a four-set win over Kukushkin 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Mens quarter-finals:
Novak Djokovic (1) vs David Goffin (21)
Guillermo Pella (26) vs Roberto Bautista Agut (23)
Sam Querrey vs Rafael Nadal (3)
Kei Nishikori (8) vs Roger Federer (2)
More to follow…
Beaten by Rafael Nadal in the Roland Garros quarterfinals, Kei Nishikori will try to match his best result on London’s grass, a quarterfinal last year. He will hit the courts wearing UNIQLO’s new collection:
Kei and Roger Federer’s outfits are available on UNIQLO website.
Read more:
– Wimbledon 2019: Roger Federer outfit
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Kei Nishikori has had quite an up and down season so far with a victory in Brisbane and semifinals in Rotterdam and Barcelona but early exits in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo.
After a straight set loss to Diego Schwartzman in the Rome quarterfinals, he will now head to Roland Garros and try to match his best result on the Parisian clay (quarterfinals in 2015 and 2017). He will hit the courts wearing these two UNIQLO kits:
Uniqlo Roland Garros collection will be available from Monday, May 20 at select UNIQLO stores and via UNIQLO.com.
Follow our Roland Garros 2019 coverage.
