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  "id": 11159285,
  "title": "'I kept fighting right to the end' - emotional Nishikori retires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/i-kept-fighting-right-to-the-end-emotional-nishikori-retires",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:33:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cwe8e81n3egeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A tearful Kei Nishikori says he \"kept fighting right to the end\" as the former world number four ends his professional career at the Japan Open.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have message for Kei Nishikori as he retires from tennis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/novak-djokovic-and-carlos-alcaraz-have-message-for-kei-nishikori-as",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:35:00.000Z"
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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."
}