Kei Nishikori vs Holger Rune Preview & Prediction | 2024 Japan Open Tennis Championships | Quarter-Final
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Veteran Kei Nishikori is defying the odds and raising his game in his hometown event as he has reached the quarters and now faces sixth seed Holger Rune
RANKING POINTS: ATP 500
START DATE/TIME: Sunday 29th September, 2024, UK – not before 3:00am / Saturday 28th September, US ET – not before 10:00pm / Saturday 28th September, US PT – not before 7:00pm
VENUE: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
SURFACE: Outdoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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KEI NISHIKORI VS HOLGER RUNE PREDICTION
34-year-old Kei Nishikori is rekindling the magic on home soil as he has beaten Marin Cilic and then Jordan Thompson to reach the quarter-finals in Tokyo. The Japanese star is working his way back to full fitness and has had some positive results since his return from injury. In Montreal at the start of August, he made it to the quarters and then run out of steam against Matteo Arnaldi and it will be interesting to see if he can surpass that feat here.
He meets Holger Rune who has been wildly inconsistent in recent months but is more than capable of going all the way in an event like this. Rune has beaten two decent players in Alejandro Tabilo and then Japanese favourite Yoshihito Nishioka.
Nishikori has won this event twice with the first coming 12 years ago. He raises his game in what is arguably his favourite tournament and he will need to do so here. He has shown he can mix it with quality players since returning from injuries but he eventually runs out of steam.
The risk here is that he does once again as he meets a strong and younger opponent. Rune simply have to be favoured to get the win but do not rule Nishikori out from rolling back the years yet again.
KEI NISHIKORI VS HOLGER RUNE TIP: HOLGER RUNE TO WIN
