LONDON — Kei Nishikori's Wimbledon campaign ended abruptly on Wednesday when the Japanese fifth seed was forced to pull out with a troublesome calf injury.
On Monday it was clear the problem that first flared up in Halle 11 days ago, when he had to quit midway through his semi-final, was again troubling him as he was stretched into a fifth set by Italy's Simone Bolelli.
He had the stricken left calf re-strapped while leading 3-0 in the decider and while that was enough to carry him over the finishing line in his first round match -- Monday's three and a half hour battle proved to be his undoing.