Born in Matsue, this Japanese tennis genius began playing the game at the age of five. His tennis achievements also started at a very young age when he became victorious in the All Japan Tennis Championships for Kids in 2001. 
At the age of 14, Kei left Japan and moved to Bradenton, Florida, to train at IMG Academy. He started his professional-level training here while also participating in various tournaments. 
After achieving enough popularity in the Junior division, Nishikori went on to win his first ATP title in 2008. This 18-year-old lad, then, was ranked 244th and is the youngest champion on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour after Hewitt. 
Later, he went on to achieve 11 more ATP titles. His achievements include ATP 500 Champion title for 6 times, ATP Masters 1000 finalists for 4 times, and a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Moreover, in 2015, Nishikori saw his career-high rank standing at the No. 4 position in the world. As of now, he is ranked No. 39 by the ATP. 
Kei had to face some physical injuries during his career. These majorly included wrist and elbow injuries, because of which he had to take short-term breaks from his gaming. 
Nishikori had been dating Mai Yamauchi, a former Japanese model, since 2015. In December 2020, the duo tied the knot in Tokyo in a secret event. Further, in May 2021, he was excited to take it to Twitter to announce their pregnancy.

Alexander “Sascha” Zverev is a German tennis player. His Russian parents Irina Zvereva and Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev were tennis players as well. The whole family was based in Russia before moving to German. Later on, his parents were offered a job as tennis coaches and decided to stay. Zverev’s talent and powerful shots have earmarked him as a future world No.1 tennis player. 
Alexander started playing tennis at five. His mother coached him for a little while before his father became the sole coach. After some time, Sascha decided to hire David Ferrer in July 2020 to trainee him alongside his father. He has also worked with world No.1, Juan Carlos Ferrero, who has majorly contributed to Alexander’s success. 
The former world No.1 junior has also won two ATP Masters 1000 titles after defeating Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. In addition, he has good finishes at all four Grand Slams, including Wimbledon: 4th Round (2017), Australian Open: 3rd Round (2017, 2018), French Open: Quarterfinalist (2018), US Open: 3rd Round (2018). 
Alexander was born on April 20 1997, in Hamburg, Germany. He is a brother to Mischa, who is also a professional tennis player. The two have faced each other in one tour, where Mischa won the title.
Growing up, Alexander idolized Roger Federer. He has even played against him and won multiple times as well. Therefore, he is considered a big prospect, especially after his success at Masters Tournament.
Sascha is currently single. However, he has a child with his ex-girlfriend Brenda Patea.

Kei Nishikori	vs	Alexander Zverev
349	Ranking	6
34 yr	Age	27 yr
178 cm	Height	198 cm
68 kg	Weight	86 kg
Right	Hand	Right
143	Points	5030

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