{
  "id": 11153418,
  "title": "Nishikori Rounds Out Tennis Career with Japan Open Defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nishikori-rounds-out-tennis-career-with-japan-open-defeat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T08:56:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100100816/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori, who has announced his retirement from competition at the end of this season, was eliminated from his final tournament, the Japan Open, on Thursday. In a first-round match at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, the former world No. 4 in the men's singles rankings lost 4-6, 4-6 to Frances Tiafoe, the current No. 8 player from the United...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}