Men's tennis tour competition "Japan Open" began in Tokyo Chofu City on the 1st.

Last year, the missing tournament with a right wrist injury, Nishikori who ranked 12th in the world ranking as the first player in 2 years played against Sugita, 110th in the world in the first round of the day.

Nishikori, who is aiming to win the third time in 4 years, went to the Sugita player by the 4th game which was his service game such as the beginning of the first set, the movement was hard, the shot made a mistake successively and so on I got three breakpoints.

However, he struck out the pinch with a sharp shot that touched the line, broke the 5th game in reverse and robbed it with 6-4.

In the 2nd set, Nishikori showed a stable stroke, broke Sugita's service game in the first game, and then did not hand over the initiative with deep returns and good net play even after this I took the set 6-1 and proceeded to the second round with a straight win for the set-count 2: 0.

Nishikori will play against the French Benoit · Pale at the world number 63 in the second round of the 3rd.