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Player hopeful for Wimbledon despite hip injury
Nishikori, seeded third in the grass court tournament, was trailing 3-2 to Russia's Karen Khachanov when he felt a pain in his left hip.
Kei Nishikori from Japan plays against Karen Khachanov from Russia during the ATP tournament tennis match in Halle, western Germany, on June 22, 2017
The 27-year-old Olympic bronze medallist had treatment courtside but in the end was forced to concede defeat.
"It's very disappointing to retire like this again," said Nishikori, who withdrew from the Halle event last year before his second-round match against Florian Mayer and retired 4-1 down in his 2015 semi-final against Andreas Seppi.
"I was feeling good on the court but hopefully I will be OK for Wimbledon. The doctors say that in a week I should be fine."
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