Yoshihito Nishioka

Nishioka Notches Atlanta Open Title

ATLANTA/STARNBERG, July 29, 2024 Yoshihito Nishioka clinched the title of the 2024 Atlanta Open. The 28-year-old Japanese outlasted No. 4 seed Jordan Thompson of Australia 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 in a rain-affected singles final on Sunday. Nishioka saved 10 of the […]

Nishioka Knocks Out Tiafoe At Atlanta Open

ATLANTA/STARNBERG, July 27, 2024 Yoshihito Nishioka upset No. 3 seed and last US-American in the draw, Frances Tiafoe, 7-6(2), 6-2 in Friday’s quarterfinals of the Atlanta Open. The 28-year-old Japanese dominated on his serve, winning 78 per cent of points […]

Kyrgios Serves Up His Second Citi Open Title

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios completed a flawless week in the nation’s capital city to win the Citi Open Sunday evening. Gifted on the court but often mercurial, too, Kyrgios kept his combustible self in check […]

BMW Open Qualifying Gets Underway In Munich

MUNICH, April 23, 2022 The 106th edition of the BMW Open by American Express kicked off Saturday with the first round of the qualifying. No. 2 seed Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan defeated Maximilian Marterer of Germany 6-2, 6-2 after one hour […]

Nishioka Notches Columbus Challenger Title

COLUMBUS/STARNBERG, February 1, 2022 Yoshihito Nishioka was crowned champion of the Tennis Ohio Championships hosted by Tennis Ohio in Columbus, United States. The No. 3 seed of the $53,120 ATP Challenger hard-court tournament defeated 19-year-old Dominic Stricker from Switzerland 6-2, […]

Nishioka Takes Maiden Title At Shenzhen Open

SHENZHEN, September 30, 2018 Yoshihito Nishioka has claimed his maiden title on the ATP World Tour, winning the 2018 Shenzhen Open. The qualifier from Japan fought past unseeded Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in Sunday’s final of the ATP […]

Nishioka And Herbert Seek First ATP World Tour Title At Shenzhen Open

SHENZHEN, September 29, 2018 Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan will compete in Sunday’s singles final of the Shenzhen Open. Both players will bid for their first ATP World Tour title. Herbert fought past Australian teenager Alex de […]

Nishioka Returns To Winners’ Circle At Gimcheon Challenger

GIMCHEON, May 13, 2018 Yoshihito Nishioka clinched his first title in two years, winning the $50,000 Gimcheon Challenger, held on hard courts in Gimcheon, situated in the North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. The 22-year-old Japanese battled through the qualifying and beat […]

Kokkinakis Sets Federer Clash At Miami Open

MIAMI, March 23, 2018 The top half of the men’s draw was in first round action on Thursday at the Miami Open presented by Itaú. Australian young gun Thanasi Kokkinakis eased past Frenchman Calvin Hemery 6-1, 6-2 in a match […]