João Fonseca will face the French Kei Nishikori in the semifinal of Challenger 175 de phoenix.
Afterwards, João faces Nishikori, who was once the Top 4 in the ATP ranking.
Currently, while the Japanese is in the 76 position of the ATP ranking.
Hugo Gaston’s trajectory
Kei Nishikori is the largest Asian male athlete in tennis history and got amazing achievements in his career that started in 2007. The Japanese is known for his forehand game and has as a preference for acting hard.
Its peak took place in 2015, when it reached the number 4 mark of the ATP ranking. This was even the greatest place of an Asian in the history of men’s tennis. In all, Nishikori has a history of 448 wins and 226 losses, as well as 12 titles won.
Nishikori won the first of his 12 titles at the ATP Tour in 2008 at the Delray Beach tournament at the age of 18 when he was classified as the 244th in the ranking. He remains the youngest champion in the history of the tour since Lleyton Hewitt, who won in Adelaide in 1998 at the age of 16. He was six times champion of ATP 500 touring, as well as the final on four occasions on Masters 1000. He was also bronze at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.
His biggest victory was in 2014, when he beat Novak Djokovic in the US Open semifinal in 2014. At the time, the Serb was the number 1 of the ranking and the Japanese became the first Asian finalist in a Grand Slam final.
Nishikori underwent hip surgery in February 2022, which left him out of action throughout the season. In late 2022, he suffered an ankle injury while training, which delayed his return to the court for another five months. In 2023, at the Challenger of Palmas del Mar, becoming the first ranking player winning a Challenger title.
In 2025, Nishikori has a history of six wins and five losses. Now, the Japanese faces João Fonseca in the semifinal of Challenger 175 de Phoenix.
