Djokovic loses to 140th-ranked Klizan; Nadal advances; Nishikori out injured

I don’t think Kei is really injured, he is tired after his final run last week.

Rest up for Madrid!

Dunno. Read the whole article and hardly a mention of the most important piece of information.

 don’t think Kei is really injured,

Kei would disagree.

“I felt pain in three different parts of my body while warming up, and wasn’t able to perform to my best,”

Nishikori said.

“The biggest thing was my right calf. It rapidly got worse and I was unable to move.”

Yes he may be tired but he most definitely is injured.

Respectfully, I disagree.

If you have ever ran a long distance you may recall your legs get sore and painful etc, that’s because you are tired from the running, and may not be an injury at all.

I am pretty sure Kei will be firing on all cylinders again in Madrid. Personally I had wondered if he’d even play Barcelona after his good but long run in Monte Carlo. He played 3 or 4 three set matches on clay plus a couple of two setters, with about twice as much court time as Nadal. It must have taken its toll in terms of tiredness.

I hate to be diplomatic here but I think both of you are right, largely overlapping.

fxgai: I don’t think Kei is really injured, he is tired after his final run last week.

Nadal doesn't seem to be having that problem

Kei-Chan is resting up before Assault on Roland Garros. Get the body right,no more niggling injury, lots of practice, and he has a chance of becoming First Japanese to win a major title in the form he is in! Go Kei-Chan!!